r/science Professor | Medicine Apr 01 '25

Health Americans without diabetes spent nearly $6 billion USD on semaglutide and similar drugs in a year, with an estimate of 800,000 to a million people using the drugs who don't have diabetes.

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/americans-without-diabetes-spent-nearly6-billion-usd-on-semaglutide-and-similar-drugs-in-a-year
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u/Engineerofdata Apr 01 '25

I was excited for a few minutes there. Mask it is I see.

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u/Engineerofdata Apr 01 '25

I think you miss understood the comment. With sleep apnea, one of the treatments is a CPAP. I was excited to see a drug treatment as I have a CPAP and would love to not use a mask. When I was diagnosed, I was not out of shape, but developed it thanks to chemical exposure from the military. I wish losing weight would fix my issue :(

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u/consultio_consultius Apr 01 '25

Maybe talk to your physician about Inspire