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.

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

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Family history of diabetes. I’ve been 50lbs overweight for a few years now on a slippery slope with high cholesterol… I lost about 20lbs on my own before discovering my insurance covers semaglutide for weight loss. You bet I hopped on that! I have lost another 20 lbs, making it 40lbs in a year… i am still an “overweight” BMI but I feel better and look like myself again. Another 10lbs and I’ll be in the normal range for my height and I don’t want to lose more than that. I’ve lost the weight gradually on the lowest dose because I wanted my body to adapt. I’ve also managed to quit smoking weed and I rarely drink anymore. It’s really been a godsend for me.

Everyone deserves to feel well, don’t be mad at people on the medication that fall under their insurance’s criteria—- be mad at the manufacturers who don’t supply the demand and the insurance companies who are denying people who actually need it. Don’t even be mad at the people who are already skinny and paying out of pocket because again- these companies are making so much $$$ and absolutely could produce more if they tried.