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After the media explosion of the so -called “medicines for diabetes that lose weight”, we have spoken with three people who carry approximately One year using semaglutida, the active substance of Ozempic and Wegovy (The brand launched by the Ozempic manufacturer for the general public), in order to know your real experience beyond noise. From 160 to 105 kilos: “It has been a change of life” Pilar, Alicantina, 65, began her treatment with Ozempic over a year by medical prescription. “I have a fairly considerable weight, I reached 160 kilos during the pandemic. My knees hurt, I went to the doctor and the endocrine advised me to try with Ozempic“He explains. The result was overwhelming: 55 kilos less in a year. “I lost a lot of weight, I had some times dizziness and that, but nothing out of the ordinary,” he says. After a year of treatment, Pilar left it and recovered 20 kilos, until reaching the current 125. Recently he tried to resume the treatment, but he has encountered two problems: on the one hand, “he has not sat as well as the first time”; On the other, “Ozempic is very scarce, the pharmacy does not give it to you.” Then we will go with the matter of shortages. Pilar points out that the drug radically changed its relationship with food: “When you take Ozempic you don’t have that anxiety you have when you don’t take it. It takes away the desire to eat sweets especially and processed products.” Jorge, 38 -year -old Andalusian, has been using Wegovy for months (the specific version for the weight control of the semaglutida) by private route. With a height of 1.79 cm, its initial weight was 95 kilos. It is currently at 85.7. “I started taking it because due to an injury I won in a period of three or four months about 12 kilos,” he explains. “To play sports again and be in a physical state similar to the one before the injury, the first thing I had to do was lose all that weight.” Unlike Pilar, who received his medicine for social security, Jorge agreed to him through a private specialist: “He made me analysis to verify that everything was in order, and we started with a dose of 0.25 mg, the pen of 0.25”. Its monthly cost is around 180-190 euros. Wegovy pen shown by Jorge. Ceded image. The side effects soon appeared: “I started noticing in the first food intake. I click the dose at 8 in the morning and already at noon food I noticed that it was hard for me to eat.” Jorge describes a constant feeling of satiety and even some rejection of food: “Meals with a lot of fat, with a lot of sugar, sauces, heavy carbohydrates … They were meals that did not feel well.” Clara, 36 years old and resident in Madrid, began using Ozempic thirteen months after several failed attempts with traditional diets. “I tried everything: oto, intermittent fastingcounting calories … I lost 3 or 4 kilos at most and then recovered them with interest, “he says. Starting from 87 kilos, he has managed to go down to 69. “The first month was a bit hard for the nausea, but then I got used to And now I barely have side effects, just some occasional constipation, “he explains. Unlike Jorge and Pilar, Clara obtained the medicine by an alternative route. “A diabetic relative gave me a pen to try and then I got the recipe through a doctor friend,” he admits. “I know it’s not right, but I was desperate.” For her, The most shocking thing has been the change in their eating habits: “It is as if someone had turned off a switch in my brain. I no longer constantly think of food, or obsess myself with chocolate or fried potatoes.” The expert’s voice: beyond the “insulin that thinns” The Dr. Alicia Taboadasubspecialized family doctor in cardiovascular risk and endocrinological diseases, clarifies: “Ozempic is not an insulin, as many people think. It is a LPG-1 (peptide similar to type 1 glucagon) that in principle was for the treatment of diabetes, but it was discovered that it had an effect on weight without affecting glucose levels.” As explained, these medications “They act delaying gastric emptying, which has a feeling of satietyalready cerebral level they take away that need to eat. “However, he warns:” This drug will help you lower weight, but if you do not change habits you will have rebound effect, because very few people can afford to be putting this drug all your life. “ The doctor has noticed an increase in consultations related to these medications: “has increased a lot. Many people want that ‘insulina’ that makes you lose weight. That is why Ozempic has ended in the market and diabetics have been affected. “ Side effects and relationship with food The three interviewees agree that they experienced side effects, especially at the beginning of treatment. “I had a little anguish, dizziness, a vomit once and headache,” says Pilar. “I went to the doctor, he told me it was normal.” Jorge describes a feeling of “rejection of food” and “discomfort if I exceeded me a little, like empacho.” Clara adds: “I got 24 hours without hunger, the body simply asked me.” Pilar’s Ozempic box. Ceded image. The relationship with food changes radically. “It takes away your desire to eat sweets and processed products,” explains Pilar. Jorge coincides: “The main effect is that it takes away your cravings, the typical craving of six in the afternoon of something sweet.” The three interviewees agree on The importance of combining exercise with exercise and food changes. “Totally,” says Pilar. “The endocrine tells you: if you get Ozempic and you don’t make a diet and don’t walk, it’s not the miracle.” Jorge has maintained an intense regime of exercise: “I have continued and resumed high intensity sport with six weekly training”, which has accelerated its weight loss: “The loss has been … Read more