[blauwbilgorgel]

Indication and Important Safety Information

What is the most important information I should know about Wegovy™?

Wegovy™ may cause serious side effects, including: Possible thyroid tumors, including cancer. Tell your healthcare provider if you get a lump or swelling in your neck, hoarseness, trouble swallowing, or shortness of breath. These may be symptoms of thyroid cancer. In studies with rodents, Wegovy™ and medicines that work like Wegovy™ caused thyroid tumors, including thyroid cancer. It is not known if Wegovy™ will cause thyroid tumors or a type of thyroid cancer called medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) in people.

https://www.wegovy.com/FAQs/frequently-asked-questions.html

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[nisegami]

As a morbidly obese type II diabetic with unexplained hyperthyroidism, this will either solve all my problems or kill me.

[blauwbilgorgel]

> A recent review of the evidence suggests that this type of diet may help people with type 2 diabetes safely reduce or even remove their need for medication.

> However, people should seek the advice of a diabetes professional before embarking on such a diet.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/can-intermittent-f...

[bagpuss]

your problems are solved either way, no?

[davikr]

I'd like to note that every drug has its sets of side effects, and that the use of GLP-1 agonists in clinical vignettes such as in the case of an obese patient with DM are seriously considered.

More specifically, pharmacological therapy of obesity is indicated in patients with BMI > 30kg/m^2 or >= 27kg/m^2 [1] with another aggravating condition, such as DM2 or hypertension.

[1] Pharmacological Management of Obesity: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 100, Issue 2, 1 February 2015, Pages 342–362, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2014-3415

[blauwbilgorgel]

Every drug has its sets of mild or severe side effects.

But few drugs, including Wegovy, have a Black Box Warning. Even fewer where the increased risks in humans are unknown at the time of FDA approval, and only backed by rodent studies.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538521/

[argella]

Tried if. Couldn’t stick with it.

[blauwbilgorgel]

It is hard in the beginning, but it gets much easier after sticking with it for a few weeks. Your body and hunger adapts.

[argella]

Not my experience.

I’ve tried them all.

Calorie counting. Keto. IF. Full on water fasting. Paleo. Meal prep / logging. Weight watchers. Everything works for a time. None are sustainable for me.