[Brydo]

Adults struggling with their weight could soon be offered a weekly injection to help shed unhealthy fat.
The treatment, semaglutide, branded Wegovy, makes people feel fuller, so they eat less, and not as hungry.
In trials, used alongside a healthy diet and exercise, it helped obese people lose a 10th of their body weight – about two stone (13kg) on average.
And the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is recommending it should be made available on the NHS.
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NICE’s draft guidelines for England and Wales, not yet fully approved, say it should be prescribed:
by a specialist
to obese adults at least one weight-related health condition such as high blood pressure or heart disease
for a maximum of two years
People would inject themselves, using pre-filled pens.
Obese people should speak to their GP about losing weight safely.
Some manage it through diet and exercise alone.
Other available treatments include:
orlistat – a pill that stops the body absorbing some of the fat in food
liraglutide, branded Saxenda – a daily injection that makes people feel fuller and less hungry
a gastric band – placed around the stomach to make people feel fuller
a gastric bypass or bariatric surgery – to remove or alter the plumbing of some of the digestive tract
Obesity affects about one in four adults in the UK and increases the risk of other serious health conditions.
In 2018-19, 11,117 hospital admissions in England were directly attributable to obesity.
Helen Knight, from NICE, said: “We know that management of overweight and obesity is one of the biggest challenges our health service is facing.
“It is a lifelong condition that needs medical intervention, has psychological and physical effects, and can affect quality of life.”

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[joss]

I read about this the other day and thought it might be an option for me. Next time I see my Dr I am going to ask him about this. I know I meet the criteria due to heart failure and kidney failure.

However. I will do my research into it in more detail.

Joss
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[Brydo]

Me too josh

[DumfriesDik]

Losing weight is really tough and it lasts forever, literally.

I was on GLP1 jags for a while, a diabetic drug and its ‘side effect’ was loss of appetite. My appetite remained the same whilst I took it and I didn’t stay on it for long. It didn’t work for me.

If losing weight was easy, there would be no one overweight. But it’s just not that simple.

I try to stick low carb and reduce portion size. It helps, losing a pound a week which is better than putting a pound a week on!

Best of luck to everyone trying to lose weight.

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[ajn]

Might not be for everyone, however summer months will soon be with us, I used to eat skinless turkey breast fillet sliced into strips, flash fried in minimal amount of oil to stop sticking to the frying pan, this I would eat with salad, tomatoes or rice, sometimes in a whole meal pita bread sprinkled with water heated in the toaster..

• Minimum 2 months, max 3months excess winter weight would be gone, however I wouldnt  advise it due to differing meds and conditions..
• Also it’s boring ?

[DumfriesDik]

ajn wrote:

• Also it’s boring

Yes, a diet for a week or two, maybe a month or two, but boy oh boy it soon becomes a drag.

I have no idea how a vegi, yet alone a vegan copes. ???

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[Gekko]

The development of semaglutide, branded as Wegovy, as a potential treatment for weight loss is indeed a significant development in the field of obesity management. Alongside healthy lifestyle modifications, including a balanced diet with nutritious options like squash and zucchini recipes, semaglutide has shown promising results in clinical trials.

Semaglutide belongs to a class of drugs called GLP-1 receptor agonists, primarily used for treating type 2 diabetes. However, it has also been found to have weight-loss effects. Clinical trials have demonstrated that when combined with a healthy diet and exercise, semaglutide can help obese individuals lose about 10% of their body weight on average, equivalent to about two stone or 13 kilograms. By making people feel fuller and reducing appetite, semaglutide ultimately leads to a reduction in food intake.

While recommendations from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) are still in the draft stage, they propose that semaglutide should be prescribed by a specialist to obese adults with weight-related health conditions such as high blood pressure or heart disease. The suggested duration of treatment is a maximum of two years, and the drug is administered through weekly self-injections using pre-filled pens.

It’s important to note that alongside semaglutide, there are other available treatments for weight loss, such as orlistat, which reduces fat absorption, liraglutide (branded as Saxenda), which reduces appetite through daily injections, as well as surgical interventions like gastric banding or gastric bypass.

Given the significant impact of obesity on public health, affecting about one in four adults in the UK and increasing the risk of various serious health conditions, the management of overweight and obesity requires medical intervention due to its lifelong nature and associated psychological and physical effects. If you are obese and seeking to lose weight, it is advisable to consult your healthcare provider, such as your GP, to discuss the safest and most appropriate weight-loss strategies tailored to your specific circumstances.

[joss]

I am on a program for a similar product. I am diabetic. So I have been prescribed “Trulicity”also called “Dulaglutide” https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/dulaglutide/

Joss
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[kezo]

I can remember saying to my GP sometime ago now when they were investigating what was wrong ith me “do you think I’m depressed prescibing me Amitryptline) My GP repled no it’s may help with nerve pain and migaine.

From what I understand many drugs may help outside there intended purpose!

[Brydo]

Thanks for the info Gekko.

Have you lost any weight Joss?

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[joss]

@Brydo yes, 4 kilos after 2 months.

Edit: What I forgot to mention was that over the last 18 month’s, I have gone down from 21.5 stones to 17 stones today.

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Joss
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[Phaedra]

I’m on Victoza (Liraglutide) for type 2 diabetes.  Very similar to Semaglutide but binds to the receptors more tightly.  Doesn’t seem to have had any effect on weight loss for me.

However, went to pick up this months “big bag of drugs” and Boots told me they couldn’t get any!

Luckily I have a firend who’s a pharmacist and he got me it.  Apparently Boots only contract to one supplier for their meds whereas his chemist chain uses at least three so they rarely have supply issues.

Please excuse spelling/typos. Apart from being a clot it turns out I had one on my cerebellum that's now causing various problems!

[Jojoe]

There are major supply issues with semaglutide, every western country is trying to get their hands on it, but the manufacturers just don’t have enough to meet demand. Apparently lots of famous people are using it, including Bozo Johnson.

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[Brydo]

Joss that’s brilliant well done mate ?

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