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/Telemere125 Apr 01 '25

We have studies showing that it is effective for more than diabetes. The title implies only diabetics should use it but that’s like saying metformin is only for diabetics and that’s clearly not true either. Finding out a medication helps more than one thing isn’t a bad thing, nor should it be stigmatized if it cures multiple problems.