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Should Weight Loss Jabs Be Made Available On The Nhs?
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You could argue that if patients could lose weight there are less chances of them ending up in hospital with diseases linked to obesity.
However surely any prescribed medication could only be short term? A course of pills won't treat the underlying course.
You could argue that if patients could lose weight there are less chances of them ending up in hospital with diseases linked to obesity.
However surely any prescribed medication could only be short term? A course of pills won't treat the underlying course.
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Weight loss jabs are already available on the NHS but in the case of Saxenda you have to be in the pre-diabetic range (HbA1c 42mmol/mol to 48mmol/mol) and have a cardiovascular risk factor to qualify.
Wegovy has less strict criteria but it's launch date in the UK has been considerably delayed.
Saxenda can be funded privately for weight loss and the only specific contraindication is a history or family history of thyroid medullary cancer.
There is however a national shortage of GLP1 agonists due to high demand.
Wegovy has less strict criteria but it's launch date in the UK has been considerably delayed.
Saxenda can be funded privately for weight loss and the only specific contraindication is a history or family history of thyroid medullary cancer.
There is however a national shortage of GLP1 agonists due to high demand.
LadyCG, I last lost a lot of weight some years ago when the oral diabetic drugs stopped working and I was told I would need insulin injections. I also had a non-alcohol fatty liver and was in pretty poor shape.
I lost it through diet and exercise and have stuck to the regime.
I am no longer diabetic and my liver is ticketyboo.
I lost it through diet and exercise and have stuck to the regime.
I am no longer diabetic and my liver is ticketyboo.
//Once you come off the pills, you'll be slimmer - but you'll still crave chips!//
And therein lies the problem.
If it is used as part of a wider strategy then ok, maybe. But on their own no use whatsoever really.
There is no easy solution to getting weight off, one just has to follow the LCME diet. But that is easier said than done, I know I am Mr Tubs.
And therein lies the problem.
If it is used as part of a wider strategy then ok, maybe. But on their own no use whatsoever really.
There is no easy solution to getting weight off, one just has to follow the LCME diet. But that is easier said than done, I know I am Mr Tubs.
There are many different reasons why people gain weight. A pill is not a cure-all, but it can help get started.
I read "Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food" recently. It certainly gives food for thought, about how and why some people eat more than others. In a nutshell, some food is not actually real food but "an industrially produced edible substance". These substances may have the same calories, proteins, carbohydrates and fats as real food, but because they're not real food, your body can be tricked into eating more. For example, try eating a real homemade loaf of bread versus a sliced loaf of bread, and see which takes longer to eat, which makes you more full and which you will eat more of.
So, if you're eating more because you're eating mostly industrially produced edible substances, aka junk food, then fixing your obesity by taking a pill is kind of disgusting. Chemicals to fix chemicals. A big problem, though, is that real food is a lot more expensive than junk food: industrialisation brings down costs.
I read "Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food" recently. It certainly gives food for thought, about how and why some people eat more than others. In a nutshell, some food is not actually real food but "an industrially produced edible substance". These substances may have the same calories, proteins, carbohydrates and fats as real food, but because they're not real food, your body can be tricked into eating more. For example, try eating a real homemade loaf of bread versus a sliced loaf of bread, and see which takes longer to eat, which makes you more full and which you will eat more of.
So, if you're eating more because you're eating mostly industrially produced edible substances, aka junk food, then fixing your obesity by taking a pill is kind of disgusting. Chemicals to fix chemicals. A big problem, though, is that real food is a lot more expensive than junk food: industrialisation brings down costs.
I've got that book on my kindle ellipsis...it's next on the non fiction list to read.
I've read a few horror stories about these new weight drugs. Rare side effects including food not moving through the stomach quickly enough (one of the ways in which they prevent over eating I think), but causing blockages. As I said, rare, but I hope patients are informed.
I've read a few horror stories about these new weight drugs. Rare side effects including food not moving through the stomach quickly enough (one of the ways in which they prevent over eating I think), but causing blockages. As I said, rare, but I hope patients are informed.
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