Weight Loss Drugs: An Overview for 2022

Weight Loss Drugs: An Overview for 2022

By Gary M. Pepper, M.D. , Sam Jeans MSc

To help clarify the effectiveness, side effects and cost of weight loss drugs now available,  Metabolism.com is providing this breakdown for consumers.

According to the CDC, the prevalence of obesity in the USA is ever-increasing and reached an all-time high of 42.4% of adults over the age of 20 in 2017 to 2018.

Obesity carries a vast range of health risks that need little introduction. Obesity alone reduces life expectancy by around 3 to 10 years, or longer.

Weight Loss Drugs and Insurance

Despite the prevalence of obesity in the USA, only around 3% of sufferers take medication. Low uptake of obesity medication is partly due to patchy insurance coverage, as about 1/3rd of insurers don’t cover obesity drugs at all, including Medicare and Medicaid in around half of all states. (more…)

Al, Type 2 Diabetic, Shares His Thoughts on Treatment

Al is a type 2 diabetic. He has learned a lot about how diet and exercise can influence his blood sugar but still has frustrations with treatment options. He shares his thoughts with metabolism.com:

I am a male 47 years of age. 2 years ago my A1C was at 9.9 i was eating horribly and not exercising. Now my diet consists of South beach diet phase 2 my A1C is now 6.5 and my sugars are between 80 to 130 . My exercise routine is every other day due to my weight I am 5′ 7 1/2 lbs and at 282lbs my back is killing me.

I understand that there needs to be a lot of testing for these things and rightly so. Ive noticed that there is some hazards with Byetta and am glad im not on that and on avandia. I must point out that with the problems diabetics already have we do not need to compound it with more even though I do wish the testings would some how be able to go faster and that more and more research is done with stem cell testing.

My next option is to go for bariatric surgery..but my insurance wont cover it.

So here i am at a catch 22 . I hope they come up with something soon.

I am a male 47 years of age. 2 years ago my A1C was at 9.9 i was eating horribly and not exercising. Now my diet consists of South beach diet phase 2 my A1C is now 6.5 and my sugars are between 80 to 130 . My exercise routine is every other day due to my weight I am 5′ 7 1/2 lbs and at 282lbs my back is killing me.

I understand that there needs to be a lot of testing for these things and rightly so. Ive noticed that there is some hazards with Byetta and am glad im not on that and on avandia. I must point out that with the problems diabetics already have we do not need to compound it with more even though I do wish the testings would some how be able to go faster and that more and more research is done with stem cell testing.

My next option is to go for bariatric surgery..but my insurance wont cover it.

So here i am at a catch 22 . I hope they come up with something soon.

Al Lazzara

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