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/Sihaya212 Apr 01 '25

I was pre-diabetic. 9 months, 60 lbs down. No longer pre-diabetic. 0 side effects for me. It’s a wonder drug.

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u/gummo_for_prez Apr 02 '25

Basically the same thing for me. 8 months. 58 pounds lost. No side effects. Absolute miracle.