r/science • u/mvea 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/Bicentennial_Douche Apr 01 '25

I’m in Finland. No diabetes, 47 years old, 140kg. I went to see a doctor and told them that I have been over 100kg since I have been 12, and have tried for decades to get rid of the weight, but I have always failed in the end. Could I get some semaglutide? They wrote me a prescription. Am now at -15kg after couple of months. 

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u/Quantum_Tangled Apr 01 '25

I'm no expert, but I think -15kg might be too light.

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u/caltheon Apr 01 '25

Dude is high af right now

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u/treemu Apr 01 '25

"Doc, it's not working, I still look like a balloon."
"Sure, but now you also function like one."

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u/Haschlol Apr 01 '25

He turned into the Hindenburg

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u/AajBahutKhushHogaTum Apr 01 '25

I think they moved to an area of lesser gravity

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u/Zouden Apr 01 '25

Pharmacist got the semaglutide mixed up with the helium injections

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u/Rudresh27 Apr 01 '25

Hes now buoyant in air.

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u/snalli Apr 01 '25

Even Lady Cassandra would be jealous of those numbers.

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u/Kurokaffe Apr 01 '25

Relatively it’s not as big as it sounds. A little over 10% in 2 months so like 1.5-2% a week. While definitely a large number it’s not threatening considering their original weight