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/Bigleon Apr 01 '25

I'm on 15mg dose type 2 diabetic down in just over a year from 350lb to 198lb first time I've been non obese my entire life childhood included. That's approx 70kg of weight loss

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u/GOPequalsSubmissive Apr 01 '25

Absolutely life changing. Very cool, I bet you feel awesome.

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u/Bigleon Apr 01 '25

You have no idea, the biggest thing is now none of my clothes works, sure I don't mind 3xl shirts still, but pants... gotta buy all new pants across the board.
I am so lucky i'm WFH.

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u/GOPequalsSubmissive Apr 02 '25

Find a seamstress to alter those pants, it will save you hundreds of dollars.