Social media trend wiping shelves for Type 2 diabetics

Ozempic is a drug usually used to treat Type 2 diabetes patients. Wegovy is a version of that drug that's become a social media staple for weight loss.

Ozempic is a drug usually used to treat Type 2 diabetes patients. Wegovy is a version of that drug that's become a social media staple for weight loss.

ON FOR MORE THAN A MONTH NOW. WELL, THE EXPOSURE, THE EXPLOSION OF THIS TREND CAME IN NOVEMBER AFTER ELON MUSK TWEETED THAT HIS REASON FOR HIS 30 POUNDS WEIGHT LOSS WAS FASTING AND LEG OF HE ALSO KNOWN AS OZEMPIC. THERE’S A MASSIVE SHORTAGE NOW BECAUSE IT IS BEING PRESCRIBED BY DOCTORS AS A WEIGHT LOSS. OZEMPIC IS A DRUG THAT’S USUALLY USED TO TREAT TYPE TWO DIABETES PATIENTS WHERE GAVI IS A VERSION OF THAT DRUG THAT’S BECOME A SOCIAL MEDIA STAPLE FOR WEIGHT LOSS. IT’S A DRUG THAT’S USED BY INJECTION EVERY MONTH AND COST ABOUT $1,000 A MONTH, WHICH IS A STICKER PRICE. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE. BUT THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN PRETTY DRAMATIC. THE TREND IS NOW PUTTING A SURGE OF DEMAND ON THE MEDICATION AND FORCING MANY PATIENTS TO GO DAYS AND EVEN WEEKS WITHOUT IT. MARTY RYAN FROM ALBUQUERQUE IS ONE OF THEM AND HE’S NOW FACING THE EFFECTS OF NOT HAVING HIS MEDICINES. IT CAUSES BLURRED VISION. YOU START TO FEEL NEUROPATHY IN YOUR FEET AND SOMETIMES YOUR HANDS WHERE YOU START GETTING THE NEEDLE -- IN YOUR FEET. AND THE PROBLEM ISN’T JUST HERE IN NEW MEXICO. ANTHONY GIORDANO IS A TYPE TWO DIABETES PATIENT FROM CALIFORNIA. PEOPLE WHO DID NOT HAVE DIABETES THAT WERE USING IT AND THEY WERE ASKING ME, HEY, CAN YOU GET A SAMPLE? MY PHARMACIST SAID, IT’S JUST GETTING WORSE. PEOPLE ARE JUMPING ON IT. AND NOW IT’S HARD TO GET FOR PEOPLE THAT NEED TO ACTUALLY GET CONTROL OF THIS DISEASE. OZEMPIC THEMSELVES NOW HAVE A DISCLAIMER ON THEIR WEBSITE THAT SAYS THE DRUG CAN CAUSE WEIGHT LOSS, BUT THAT IT IS NOT MEANT FOR THAT PURPOSE. I TOLD MY CALLED MY WIFE TODAY AND I SAID, HEY, JUST IN CASE I DIE OR I HAVE A HEART ATTACK. YEAH, YOU MIGHT BE PART OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THERE’S SOME TRUTH TO THAT. YOU KNOW THERE’S SOME TRUTH TO THAT. THIS MEDICATION WAS JUST NOT WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE TO BE SELFISH ABOUT. BECAUSE I NEED TO LOSE 20 POUNDS BECAUSE I’M GETTING MY PHOTOS DONE. THIS NEEDS TO BE STOPPED. HE’S HOPING THIS SOCIAL MEDIA TREND DIES DOWN SOON BECAUSE HE HASN’T BEEN ABLE TO GET ANY OF HIS MEDICATION FROM ANY OF THE PHARMACIES IN TOWN. THAT INCLUDES THE MAJOR CARRIERS LIKE W

Social media trend wiping shelves for Type 2 diabetics

Ozempic is a drug usually used to treat Type 2 diabetes patients. Wegovy is a version of that drug that's become a social media staple for weight loss.

A new trend on social media is making Type 2 diabetes medication unavailable for those with the disease. The explosion of the trend came after Elon Musk tweeted that the biggest reason for his 30-pound weight loss was fasting and Wegovy, also known as Ozempic.Ozempic is a drug usually used to treat Type 2 diabetes patients. Wegovy is a version of that drug that's become a social media staple for weight loss.In June of 2021, after Wegovy first got approval from the Food and Drug Administration, sister station KOAT medical expert Dr. Barry Ramo said, "It's a drug that's used by injection. It costs about $1,000 every month, which is a stickler for many people, but the results have been pretty dramatic."Now the trend is putting a surge of demand on the medication and forcing many patients to go days, even weeks without it; Marty Ryan is from New Mexico, and he's one of them. Ryan is now facing the effects of not having his medicine."It causes blurred vision. You start to feel neuropathy in your feet and sometimes your hands, where you start getting the needle pricks in your feet. There's a massive shortage now because it is being prescribed out by doctors as a weight loss drug," Ryan said.The problem is not just in New Mexico. Anthony Giordano lives in California and has Type 2 diabetes."People who don't have diabetes were using it and asking me, 'Hey can you get Ozempic?' My pharmacist said it's only getting worse, and it's making it hard for people that need to get control of this disease," Giordano said.Ozempic themselves now have a disclaimer on their website saying that while the drug can cause weight loss, it is not meant for that purpose."I told my wife today, just in case I die or I have a heart attack, she might be part of a class-action lawsuit," Marty Ryan said.Marty's wife, Karen Ryan, said, "There's some truth to that. This medication was not designed for people to be selfish and lose 20 pounds because they're getting their photos done. This needs to be stopped."Watch the video above for the full story.

Ozempic is a drug usually used to treat Type 2 diabetes patients. Wegovy is a version of that drug that's become a social media staple for weight loss.

In June of 2021, after Wegovy first got approval from the Food and Drug Administration, sister station KOAT medical expert Dr. Barry Ramo said, "It's a drug that's used by injection. It costs about $1,000 every month, which is a stickler for many people, but the results have been pretty dramatic."

Now the trend is putting a surge of demand on the medication and forcing many patients to go days, even weeks without it; Marty Ryan is from New Mexico, and he's one of them. Ryan is now facing the effects of not having his medicine.

"It causes blurred vision. You start to feel neuropathy in your feet and sometimes your hands, where you start getting the needle pricks in your feet. There's a massive shortage now because it is being prescribed out by doctors as a weight loss drug," Ryan said.

The problem is not just in New Mexico. Anthony Giordano lives in California and has Type 2 diabetes.

"People who don't have diabetes were using it and asking me, 'Hey can you get Ozempic?' My pharmacist said it's only getting worse, and it's making it hard for people that need to get control of this disease," Giordano said.

Ozempic themselves now have a disclaimer on their website saying that while the drug can cause weight loss, it is not meant for that purpose.

"I told my wife today, just in case I die or I have a heart attack, she might be part of a class-action lawsuit," Marty Ryan said.

Marty's wife, Karen Ryan, said, "There's some truth to that. This medication was not designed for people to be selfish and lose 20 pounds because they're getting their photos done. This needs to be stopped."

Watch the video above for the full story.

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Social media trend wiping shelves for Type 2 diabetics

Ozempic is a drug usually used to treat Type 2 diabetes patients. Wegovy is a version of that drug that's become a social media staple for weight loss.

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