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by BoorishBears 1215 days ago
Sometimes you need to examine subtext a little closer.

Obviously this person is (reasonably) upset* that off-label use is muscling out on-label use, when the two uses are of two very different classes.

Their issue isn't just the fact that the common vocabulary has switched to focusing on weight loss, it's the general shift in where the supply is going that's accompanies said shift in vocabulary

Being overweight is a serious health issue, but Type 2 diabetics were using it in a way that was much more acutely pressing, with much fewer alternatives. It's not hard to understand why diabetics would feel upset/threatened by a secondary off-label use of such a different class.

* I read it as upset as the situation, not at those who are overweight to be clear