Is Ozempic the answer to obesity? | If You’re Listening
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2023
- Semaglutide was created as a drug to treat diabetes, but its side effect of weight loss brought it more attention.
Now TikTok is awash with users and celebrities like Elon Musk and Amy Schumer have confirmed the drugs are part of their weight loss regimes, sending the value of the drug and its proprietor Novo Nordisk to stratospheric heights.
Is semaglutide the light at the end of the tunnel after a century of dangerous and expensive weight loss experimentation?
Matt Bevan takes a look in this episode of: If You’re Listening.
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Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes often go hand in hand so it makes sense that this drug addresses both. Kind of like cause and effect. Since taking Ozempic, I no longer get horrible sugar rushes, my body is processing sugar like I don't have Diabetes and the effects of the weight falling off me is that it is also helping me with all the negative effects of Diabetes. I had an addiction to ice cream - had to have it every night, cold or hot weather, just had to have it. Now, I can barely look at it. It disgusts me. The weight loss is slow but it's consistent. I was only allowed to get a prescription because I have Type 2 Diabetes but it's hard to say which is the greatest health risk: Diabetes or obesity. The damage obesity can so to the body is just as dangerous. This has changed my life.
If you have too much fat, you're obese. Too much sugar, you're diabetic. Both are cancer related due to hyperinsulinemia.
It's not about calories, it's about eating right. Counting calories is only a distraction to keep people from making smarter food choices. The kinds of foods that you eat affects how your body will perform. Even if calories are the same, 2000 calories of candy does not equate to 2000 calories of veggies.
Thanks for sharing
Forever fascinating Mr Bevan. Love your work, especially now I can watch it on RUclips.
New to the RUclips version is even funnier. Sent this one to our Danish son in law - he’ll love the Aussie humour that goes with this serious 😂topic.
This show is good. Hidden gem on ABC. Thanks and keep up the good work.
Drugging people to lose weight without addressing the design and nutrition of modern foods is a losing strategy. Well, for humans, corporations love this strategy.
It doesn’t work that way. If you don’t reduce your intake and/or increase your activity while taking the medication, you don’t loose weight.
Very informative. My only beef is that a REGIME is a system of government, a REGIMEN is personal routine.
Not in non-American English
Great show, Matt, Yasmin et al. Loving the top-notch journalism with quirky and informative graphics. Also enjoyed the 'dis-emheaded bodies' as Matt was playing catch!
I have found Ozempic is effective at taking weight off as one of those who haven't had any uncomfortable side effects. But the real test will be whether I can avoid putting the weight on once I stop taking it. That seems a little daunting just now because the amount of food allowed to stay beneath a daily calorie limit seemed very small once I started counting calories carefully. I've had a few big surprises and most suggest I should usually prefer the option with the highest fibre content for the same number of calories. It was shocking to learn how much fruit and vegetables I could have instead of just a few slices of bread.
How long have you been on the drug?
I just started taking it this week.
I’m told it takes a couple weeks to really start to notice.
Perhaps it’s just the power of suggestion, but I do not feel that hungry today (4th day)
Any suggestions or pointers you can offer. Thanks
@@Meatbalzz Hello. I started on it about 3 months ago and had certainly noticed a strong reduction in my appetite within the first four days.
I wasn't massively overweight, about 74Kg when ideally I'd be 60Kg, but all of that excess was around my middle.
I started dropping weight quickly but have plateaued around 67Kg for the last month. I suspect my metabolism has slowed as my body's reaction to "famine" conditions.
Any suggestions? Try counting calories carefully for a while. Doing so prompted me to almost eliminate bread and eat many more vegetables. And I've discovered Chia Puddings. Mix chia seeds and soy milk, and leave in the fridge overnight. The water-soluble fibre in the seeds absorbs water from the soy milk. Sweeten as needed with vanilla essence and any stewed fruits.
Good luck!
@@rossmurray6849 You weighed 76Kg (168 lb)???
That doesn’t seem very heavy at all, unless you’re very short.
I’m 5’10” and weigh 254 lb (115 Kg) Hoping to drop about 40-50 lbs-
So far, no side effects except for gas.
Doing any light exercise at all?
Thanks for the advice, I have not been counting calories, but I have noticed I’m just not that hungry.
Trying to eliminate bread from my diet (although thats a tough one. I’m Italian and have French bread about 4X’s week with my supper!)
Good luck to you as well
The marketing model is to make you stay on the $1000 monthly bill forever. I am not joking.
@@sunwm2003 Not in Australia.
We have two prices here. The cheaper price is for those with diabetes, and the substantially more expensive price is for those prescribed it for weight loss.
I am paying the more expensive price which is about USD$100 per month for one 0.5ml injection per week. And YES, that is one hundred, not one thousand.
I'm actually saving money! My spending on food is down by more than the cost of the medicine.
I've been a fan of If You're Listening since it started and love seeing it in video now. I could listen to Matt Bevan talk all day. Such a gifted storyteller! Thanks for the great content guys.
Just checked, and yep "if you're listening" is still a hidden gem.
The shortage is a fake, Novo can definitely make more, they just don’t want to, ergo increasing the price of ozempic due to scarcity/higher demand= more profits for Novo
Really?? One basic economic principle is economy of scale: you can increase production, which reduces the unit price, but allows you to maintain or increase overall profit because you're selling a lot more units.
I work at novo here in Denmark Måløv, and trust me there is no fake shortage, it’s the most popular drug in the world 😅
They don’t need to manufacture a shortage to increase the price - that’s nonsense. The demand is there and they can price it at whatever they want and people will pay it - that’s what’s happening already. They would be making even more money if they could keep up with demand.
These kinds of conspiracy theories that are just thrown out without actually thinking them through make people like you look ridiculous.
Love your work!! The way you explain things is so refreshing
Love your work specially your youtube videos Matt B. How can I suggest for an episode? Is there an email address?
Reminder there's different types of Diabetes, most uses of the word by Matt in this story he meant Type 2. Insulin is still the frontline treatment for Type 1 Diabetes Semaglutide is not replacing that wholly. Anyway Novo Nordisk just keeps winning.
The catch is that many people began regaining lost weight within a year *while still taking the drug*! Also, clinical trials have only been very short. People on this medication for weight loss take double the dose of those taking it to manage their T2D symptoms. There is little to no data about the long term effects of taking this drug in this strength when you were not diabetic to start with. It would be great to know what happens to people after 5 or 10 years, but this research doesn't exist. So far this seems to be just one more (expensive!) way to weight cycle and weight cycling *has* been proven to negatively affect health. People also run the risk of getting thyroid tumors or permanently changing their body's endocrine system. We deserve so much better than to make Novo Nordisk richer by being guinea pigs for an improperly tested drug.
It’s been used in humans since 2008. That’s a good amount of time for longer term issues to emerge. Generally with medication, if there is going to be a problem, it shows itself within 5yrs.
Thanks Matt, enjoyable and informative.
Where can I find the archive footage?
Yep, my Dr just put me on it, 2 weeks ago, I have already lost half a dress size, but the best thing I have really noticed, I lost my craving for sweets and chocolate, even coffee, my consumption of coffee has dropped right down to one a day and I have even been drinking water which I hate the taste of water, I also drink milk I have found that it helps to slow the server hunger pains but it also does a better job at keeping my sugar levels above 4.
I suffer from hypoglycaemia all my life, the number of times my body has used up all of its sugar levels suddenly to the point where I would pass out was getting dangers, for some reason I over produce insulin and the Drs back in the 90’s said the only way to fix that was to remove the pancreas 😳 but I would have to take insulin shots for the rest of my life, that was not a cure that was a life sentence.
I thought the Ozempic would interfere with my hypoglycaemia but it has not, if anything it has helped my sugar levels stay above 4 and because I don’t have the addictive cravings for chocolate and other sweets I have noticed when the body has really needed a real boost in sugar, which a glass of milk has been enough to keep it balance and also cuts the gut wrenching hunger that I get when it’s needing sugar.
For the first 24-36 hours I do feel a little off but it passes and I’m fine. I’m keeping an eye on that but as I waited to start taking the Ozempic on the Saturday it’s only my time that’s been affected and my Dr did say that it could happen but it will pass, he’s diabetic and has been on it to control his diabetes and he said it only affected him in the first 4-5 weeks at the start of using it so he started me off at the low dose and said after I have used my first pen, we will see how I’m going if I still feel a little sick, we will wait for the next refill of my script and see how I’m handling things.
I just love the fact my cravings are gone they went the first week, I did not even know of this side affect until I did some reading of the ozempic, just haven’t the cravings gone for me is a huge step in the right direction.
Thank you for such great content!
Great work, Matt!
love your work as always
the way to treat diabetes without pharma is to balance your triglycerides and maintain a microbiome that favors oils/essential fatty acids and saturated fats over simple carbs and sugars for a good portion of the diets calories. that and also include up to 10 portions of vegetables and low glycemic fruit a day. and focusing on vitamin B1 rich foods to complement your rich/lean inner complex. not enough b1 an your body can't process the food its eating as efficiently same can be said for adaptogenic herbs. omega 3 fish oil specifically helps target stubborn body stores
eat 10% below your TDEE requirements and you will lose weight along with following this advice and also to further reset your microbiome if you are not critically diabetic is to do 24 hour fasts, as this can reset your microbiome even further as well as dietary changes. taking a pill is like having a run down car engine due for a complete engine rebuild an then you try fix it with a run-through engine treatment.. it looks great on paper from the science panels for what the treatments do but their logically not going to do anything of benefit long run drive more problems long term
Things mentioned in the video:
- Ozempic
- Obesity
Things not mentioned:
- O' O' O' O'brien
If you are not Diabetic you should not start taking Novo Nordisk 1.0-2.0mg Ozempic-(Semaglutide), Wait for enough stock to get here of the new Novo Nordisk 3.0mg Saxenda-(liraglutide) it is for weight loss only OR Novo Nordisk 2.4mg Wegovy-(Semaglutide) can be prescribed for weight loss only.
Wegovy is available in doses from 0.25 up to 2.4. No one starts Wegovy at 2.4 and the shortages are just as severe with Wegovy and Saxenda.
@@BoringTroublemaker Changes nothing and I know how doses work! If your only fat and not diabetic you should wait for the Wegovy supply which in turn means Ozempic is back in stock for diabetics and fatties can take the higher dose of the pen made and prescribed for them.
@@marktaylor3802 “fatties” start on the low dose just like fat diabetics. Furthermore, Wegovy is being prescribed for diabetics interchangeably for ozempic when that is the medicine made for “fatties”. So following your logic they can stay in their lane, right?
@@BoringTroublemaker Again, I know how doses work! The newer released Wegovy pen is NOT produced to be scripted to Diabetics. Google each name and look. Diabetic dose has been decided to not go above 2MG, Hense different pens of the same drug. SAME DRUG BEING SOLD UNDER DIFFERNT NAME FOR 2 REASONS!
GET OVER BEING A KNOW IT ALL FEMALE AND YOU MIGHT GRASP WHY THEY HAVE RELEASED IT AGAIN WITH ANOTHER NAME!
I just started taking it this week.
I know a few people who have been taking the drug for months and they have lost a considerable amount of weight.
My physician instructed me to adjust my diet and exercise lightly/moderately to aid the drug.
He said altering my lifestyle eating/exercise habits will also make it easier to continue to keep the weight off once I stop taking the drug.
Restricting caloric intake along with exercise is the key.
Im loving your videos
Also if previous generations endured “starvation” (or intense dieting) this can affect later generations overweight or obesity levels
Brilliant
What happens if the person stops this experiment?
Tbh this is a total hidden gem. The line at the end about the catch was really well done? If that makes sense
it has a lot of incorrect information including how glp 1 was first made
However wrote the "I'm in the pig pen" song is a gem XD rofl
The diabetic asiatic with the samurai movie sound effect though... precious.
I’m sceptical. I’m not anti-pharma, but don’t have faith that a medication can have ongoing, damage-free fat losses without something negative happening, psychologically or physiologically. Let’s see how the people on Ozempic for weightloss are going in 5 years. Has their “set weight” increased or decreased? Are their digestive and endocrine systems functioning properly? I hope for the best, but expect a follow-up news report to dampen the enthusiasm.
This is the most interesting program on RUclips.
I think Thomas Sowell said it best- "There are no solutions, only trade-offs."
Do yourself a favour and skip to 9:39
For those of you who read the comments before watching the video.
Reasons for being overweight are so old and wrong. Just repeating the same things been hearing for years. Do yourself a favor and check out doctors who have succeeded and are happy to correct gigs like this. Dr. Ken Berry for one. All the best everyone on your journey to feeling great and thanks to everyone who shares what works for them. 😊
Nausea to lose weight?
Zyban is a mild anti-depressant which causes loss of craving for cigarettes, generally prescribed for 7 weeks. It's been around for decades. I found no side effects at all. (You can't drink alcohol with it)
Zyban is the only thing that worked for my husband who stopped smoking with it. He had tried at least 5 times with nicotine gum, patches, etc. He has been cigarette free for 20 years now.
I tried Zyban but gave me contacting stomach burning.
Keep taking this drug if you like nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea. Worst of all, stomach paralysis.
What's crazy is those are all symptoms of prolonged high blood sugar. I got Gastroparesis because of my sugars when i was younger. It's awful and I hope if it's really causing it, that people take that risk into account. It is the worst thing in my life.
This drug can help people with chronic health problems in at least 3 ways. It was never for fatties.
@@marktaylor3802 Obesity is the number one cause of type 2 diabetes. If gets someone to the point of prevention of that I would say that it has served it's purpose just as well. If this drug can prevent their obesity it is just as good if not better for them, because they won't get type 2. It sucks to have diabetes, i have type one. There just needs to be enough for everyone, prevention of diabetes is just as important as care for it in my opinion. This shit sucks dude.
Love uuu
Calories in/calories out. It aint hard people. If you got tummy gut its because youre a little piggy.
And yes.. ive got one
So you're saying the part about your body deciding what it's natural weight is, was just waffle then 8:20
If you have short intestines, you absorb less, long intestines and you absorb more calories from food.
Many other factors too....
Exercise and diet do universally work if done properly.
Butgenes
you mean a catch other than the price and shortage?
Nice ad for a very dangerous drug. From ChatAI - Semaglutide is a medication used to treat type 2 diabetes and, at a higher dose, obesity. It belongs to a class of drugs known as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists. Like any medication, semaglutide can have side effects. Common side effects of semaglutide may include:
Nausea: This is one of the most common side effects and tends to occur when starting the medication. It often improves over time as the body gets used to the drug.
Vomiting: Some individuals may experience vomiting, especially during the initial weeks of treatment.
Diarrhea: Diarrhea can also occur, although it typically lessens with continued use.
Abdominal pain: Mild to moderate abdominal discomfort or pain is possible.
Loss of appetite: Semaglutide may lead to a reduced appetite in some individuals.
Headache: Headaches can occur as a side effect.
Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar): While semaglutide itself is less likely to cause hypoglycemia compared to some other diabetes medications, it can still happen when used in combination with other medications that lower blood sugar.
Injection site reactions: Some people may experience redness, swelling, or itching at the site of injection.
Increased heart rate (tachycardia): This can occur in some cases.
Pancreatitis: Rarely, semaglutide has been associated with pancreatitis, which is inflammation of the pancreas. Symptoms may include severe abdominal pain, often radiating to the back, and should be reported to a healthcare provider immediately.
Thyroid tumors: In animal studies, semaglutide has been associated with thyroid tumors. It's important to note that the significance of this finding in humans is not fully understood, and further research is ongoing.
Kidney problems: Some individuals may experience changes in kidney function while taking semaglutide.
Allergic reactions: Although rare, allergic reactions to semaglutide can occur. Symptoms may include rash, itching, swelling, severe dizziness, or difficulty breathing. Seek immediate medical attention if you experience any of these symptoms.
Yep, well said. Funny, but we didn't get fat for thousands of years. Now we get fat because of a modern food environment, and big pharma is more than willing to provide a cure that modern society creates...
That's funny! I get many of the same symptoms when hearing celebrities talk.
If you read up on the possible side effects from any kind of drug, even the most harmless one, it's a list of horrors as long or longer as this one. It's nothing new. Calling semaglutide a very dangerous drug is clearly incorrect.
I must have missed the “very dangerous” part.
You should read the full list of side effects for paracetamol and aspirin.
⛳️ @5:56 ~ Trump has got smaller?
American innovation can be dangerous unchecked...what do the machines do again
The catch is that more Americans are voting and living longer.
I don’t understand the point of this topic - you cannot get a prescription for Ozempic unless you actually have a type II diabetes diagnosis AND meet special criteria, and you cannot get Wegovy in Australia AT ALL and Novo refuses to say when (if ever) they will bother to allow access for Australians… so this is effectively a 16 minute long tax payer funded advertisement for products we can’t get (which will only serve to increase demand), for a multi billion dollar company that is actively discriminating against Australia and other similar countries for the sole purpose of maximising their already massive profits…
Good 👏 job 👏
You can get prescribed it for obesity and purchase it regularly already in areas of Australia at present. Family members of mine have recently received scripts for it in the past month. Might not be widely available, but it is currently accessible beyond just those with diabetes.
You can get a non-PBS script now.
Not much change brother
algorithms with benefits
So is this drug really helping diabetics ? I dont care about the rich who are already skinny who ate a burger & now have food guilt !
and the catch(es) is are? ... :-|
Spelled out very explicitly in the video???
@@veronicamcghie5238not directly after the question is asked. 😢😮
@@veronicamcghie5238Ah, no - side effects are not a "catch", they're possible side effects. So please enlighten at least two of us with some specificity - unless you don't know either.
No. Not worse side effects
1400 years old ish
The pig pen song was catchy...but if you watch 2 of the women think its funny, but one looks actually really hurt. Thats so sad.
So I guess the old saying needs to me modified
“Sticks and songs will hurt my bones…”
@@kevoreilly6557 wouldn't it be so sad that the hurt lady tried really hard and was basically emotionally eating from stress or almost did ED stuff but still had to be humiliated
Eating a high protein diet (carnivore or keto) produces the same results as this drug minus the nausea and 20k a year. It takes max a month and minimum two weeks for you body to adapt to getting it's fuel from protein. Massive weight loss and you get to still eat tasty food provided it's meat that's not breaded or has any sauces that contain sugar or a lot of carbs. Seems a win-win and it's a lot more sustainable. Just eat till your full and stay full from the protein.
Lmao no
No it doesn't. What a ridiculous statement.
@@IIIRuin If you are prediabetic then you should try it. Take 6 weeks and come back and say it doesn't work. See your Dr and let them know. It's the easiest and safest way to control weight and all its related issues.
@@zennydoo I also should have included that just eating a high protein probably won't be able to compete with this drug. It's really when you add resistance training and intermittent fasting that it's comparable to this drug. I've found that I feel stronger and have more energy that before I was on the diet. Also I've noticed I'm gaining stength quicker when I do resistance training compared to eating a non restrictive diet. I'm speaking from personally experience. Lost 29 lbs in 2 and half months and I barely exercise. I do maybe 5 to 10 mins of pushups and pullups a day. I'm not diabetic. Ozempic is formulated for people who are diabetic and is still going to be the best avenue form them, especially if their doctor prescribed it. This diet is something they should consult their doctor before trying. I'm really think if your not diabetic, you could lose a serious amount of weight. Especially if you pair consistent cardio and pumping weights.
@@staceysparadise No thanks I don't take health advice from strangers in YT comment sections.
Stop. Eating. More. Than. You. Need
“Want”
Catch is more americans living longer.... and voting...
If Elon and Amy are any indication the hype is just that
What qualifies you to be able to come to such conclusions?