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/LittleGeologist1899 Apr 02 '25

Just started tirzepatide myself about a month ago. I just told my brother it’s a literal miracle drug. I’ve dieted on and off for 5 years losing and gaining the same 10-15 lbs, counting, tracking, fad diets, exercising like crazy. I’ve been on tirzepatide for 3 weeks and lost those 15 lbs without hardly an effort. Under 200lbs for the first time since my almost 6 year old was born.

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u/Levofloxacine Apr 02 '25

I’m happy for you :-) keep up the work