THE ESSENTIAL
- In France, 90% of diabetics have type 2 diabetes according to Inserm.
- To lose weight permanently, it is better to consult a nutritionist to eat more balanced and to play sports.
#ozempicjourney, #ozempic, #ozempicaustralia… They are the hashtags of the moment in Australia, on the TikTok social network. The mentioned Ozempic is a drug for type 2 diabetes. But for the past few weeks, some Australians have been taking it to lose weight when they are not sick.
Short term side effects…
Taking Ozempic to lose weight is strongly discouraged because it can have very harmful consequences for health. Indeed, by doing this, people who are therefore not sick expose themselves to short-term side effects, such as nausea and vomiting.
“There are a lot of issues that people need to be aware of, but most importantly, this drug is not yet approved in Australia or the UK for weight loss.“, said Karen Price, the president of the Royal General College of General Practitioners in Australia to the newspaper. The Guardian.
…and in the long term
And in the long term it is worse because it is impossible to really know the side effects that taking this drug can cause on healthy people…
The studies made before its marketing have evaluated the treatment in diabetics, not for others.
A shortage of Ozempic in Australia
The other harmful effect of this craze for Ozempic is that diabetics can no longer find their medicine… For several weeks, there has been a shortage in Australia.
“Shortage significantly affects people using Ozempic for its approved use for type 2 diabetes“, can we read in a press release from the Therapeutic Goods Administration, the Australian Medicines Agency, the body which gives its authorization for the marketing of therapeutic products such as medicines or medical devices.
Ban on prescribing Ozempic for weight loss
“The increase in demand is due to many prescriptions for the management of obesity, for which Ozempic is not indicated”continues the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
Faced with this problem, the country’s health authorities have therefore cracked down and ordered doctors to prescribe this drug only for the management of diabetes…
Sometimes serious consequences for people with diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by too high blood sugar levels, hyperglycemia. When it is said to be type 2, or insulin-dependent, this means that the body’s cells have a poor use of insulin, which therefore no longer fulfills its role of regulating the level of sugar in the blood.
On the other hand, for type 1 diabetes, the cause is different: it is due to an absence of insulin secretion by the pancreas. In all cases, this disease can lead to sometimes serious complications for the patient who is affected.
According l’National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm), people with diabetes would have a greater risk of having a myocardial infarction, a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), kidney failure, liver disease, etc. Hence the importance of taking your treatment to stabilize your diabetes and reduce these risks.