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<blockquote data-quote="Okieprepper" data-source="post: 4245542" data-attributes="member: 11631"><p><strong>No truer words HiredHand.</strong></p><p></p><p>It's the hunger or food chatter between meals and portion control that most can't escape. Unless you are growing your own food, you are eating nutritionally deficit grocery store food. So, naturally your body is craving more at times. </p><p></p><p>I'm generally responding to the thread so that there is some "experiencer" balance. I absolutely don't believe it should be prescribed for teens who want to loose a few vanity pounds. But, for morbidly obese teens, looking at pre-diabetes, it may be a welcome option along with some diet changes and exercise encouragement. </p><p></p><p>I've been on Ozempic for a year now for diabetes II. It helped reduced my daily blood sugars from 180 average an 86 average. That's a real wow factor. The experience of the weight loss of 30lbs was grand, but the side effects it causes in your GI track are a difficult part of the experience and will have you questioning your resolve at times to continue taking the drug. After being on it for 8 months I felt the appetite suppressing effects had long warn off so I decided to cycle off of it for a three month period and give my bowels a break. As expected, my appetite came back with a vengeance, I gained back 20lbs and my daily blood sugars rose to 175 daily average. With in a week of getting back on the drug my daily average blood sugars decreased to 86 again and my weight began to decrease too. It's more than an appetite suppressant, it actually stimulates my own insulin secretion and improves my cellular insulin resistance. The slow down in gastric emptying reduces the rate at which glucose appears in my circulation. Those are the main intents of GLP-1 drugs, not suppressing ones appetite. </p><p></p><p>For the most part all of these things are very beneficial for me as a moderately obese diabetic. Some antagonist say paralyzing your stomach is a very bad thing and I couldn't agree more. Some have found themselves in the hospital because of this and it has worried me at times after several days of irregularity. So, like all drugs, I guess it boils down to cost of benefit weighing against the harm that diabetes itself may cause me long term. I think the effects of the latter will kill me first. </p><p></p><p>So, it is a great drug for type II diabetics, obese or not. If you are considering this drug to help you lose weight, it will do just that. However, unless you have permanently modified your mindset, mouth and diet while taking the drug, you will gain the weight back after you stop taking it. Food chatter is a real thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Okieprepper, post: 4245542, member: 11631"] [B]No truer words HiredHand.[/B] It's the hunger or food chatter between meals and portion control that most can't escape. Unless you are growing your own food, you are eating nutritionally deficit grocery store food. So, naturally your body is craving more at times. I'm generally responding to the thread so that there is some "experiencer" balance. I absolutely don't believe it should be prescribed for teens who want to loose a few vanity pounds. But, for morbidly obese teens, looking at pre-diabetes, it may be a welcome option along with some diet changes and exercise encouragement. I've been on Ozempic for a year now for diabetes II. It helped reduced my daily blood sugars from 180 average an 86 average. That's a real wow factor. The experience of the weight loss of 30lbs was grand, but the side effects it causes in your GI track are a difficult part of the experience and will have you questioning your resolve at times to continue taking the drug. After being on it for 8 months I felt the appetite suppressing effects had long warn off so I decided to cycle off of it for a three month period and give my bowels a break. As expected, my appetite came back with a vengeance, I gained back 20lbs and my daily blood sugars rose to 175 daily average. With in a week of getting back on the drug my daily average blood sugars decreased to 86 again and my weight began to decrease too. It's more than an appetite suppressant, it actually stimulates my own insulin secretion and improves my cellular insulin resistance. The slow down in gastric emptying reduces the rate at which glucose appears in my circulation. Those are the main intents of GLP-1 drugs, not suppressing ones appetite. For the most part all of these things are very beneficial for me as a moderately obese diabetic. Some antagonist say paralyzing your stomach is a very bad thing and I couldn't agree more. Some have found themselves in the hospital because of this and it has worried me at times after several days of irregularity. So, like all drugs, I guess it boils down to cost of benefit weighing against the harm that diabetes itself may cause me long term. I think the effects of the latter will kill me first. So, it is a great drug for type II diabetics, obese or not. If you are considering this drug to help you lose weight, it will do just that. However, unless you have permanently modified your mindset, mouth and diet while taking the drug, you will gain the weight back after you stop taking it. Food chatter is a real thing. [/QUOTE]
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