First up, from the New York Post, October 4:
Ozempic burned off my genitals — I found pieces of charred skin on the toilet
Ozempic, the trendy drug that many say helps burn excess fat, had a horrific side effect for one woman with diabetes.
Maria Rosas, a professor of Pharmacology Health at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, penned a testimonial on her Ozempic use to Newsweek, revealing that she suffered “severe burns” and “charred skin” on her vagina, anus and buttocks owing to the once-weekly jabs.
At one point, she feared she would die from the excruciating pain from the medication — often called a “miracle” drug for its weight-shedding properties, despite being created to treat type-2 diabetes.
“I noticed ‘pieces’ of skin on my toilet seat and on the tissue paper when I cleaned [my genital] area,” she wrote.
“I checked, and my genitals, anus, and buttocks were severely burned, some areas with charred skin,” she said. “It was as if I was exposed to sunlight for days.”
Rosas did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment....
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And from Ms. Kaminska a less graphic but potentially more serious outcome (yeah, yeah, what could be more serious than a fire down below? read on) From The Blind Spot, October 5:
The problem with Ozempic, a personal story
If you’ve not heard of it, semaglutide (also known as Ozempic, Wegovy) is the wonder weight loss drug that is currently storming the world, and even Boris Johnson seems to think it has revolutionised the treatment of obesity, meaning the problem could be nipped in the bud very soon.
As someone who struggles with weight control, I’m always on the lookout for quick-fix solutions. So you won’t be surprised to hear I’ve been there, done that, and err… am larger than ever.
This is why I know it’s not the cure-all people are saying it is. There are several serious issues with the drug.
To understand why, you first need to understand how we arrived at the logic of prescribing it. Over 15 years ago Dr. Robert Lustig rocked the medical establishment with a new theory of obesity. It overturned decades of conventional wisdom about what makes people fat. The key driver, he said, was not laziness, too many fatty foods, or insufficient exercise. It was linked instead to a phenomenon called “insulin resistance”, a state that emerges from a sugar imbalance and which messes with healthy people’s metabolisms.
According to Lustig, the unconscious overconsumption of refined sugars, rather than fats, especially in the form of high fructose corn syrup, was the true driver of obesity across the modern world. That excessive consumption, however, had nothing to do with poor self-control or bad life choices. It was mostly a function of commercial practices in the food industry, as these harmful refined sugars were being snuck into food supply chains mostly for commercial profit. The theory finally explained why obesity was so closely related to Type-2 diabetes.
Unsurprisingly, the findings didn’t go down well with ‘Big Sugar’, which almost immediately set upon rolling out a sophisticated public relations campaign to discredit Lustig. The pushback meant his findings wouldn’t be taken seriously by general practitioners for years....
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If interested see also 2017's "If You Want To Be Happy, Listen Up. Now! alternative title: The FT's Izabella Kaminska Is..."
...trying to destroy one of my upcoming "set it and forget it" trades.
