Thank you for this information!! I have watched how people are so excited for the “results” as a doc I have been skeptical as well. I have watched friends and family loving the skinny, but I have watched them look like sagging skin on a skeleton. OMG! Muscle is protein, I’m sure we have yet to see the fractures to follow because this type of MOA has to mess up protein synthesis all over. Why would anyone think that being in a state of hyperinsulinemia is a good thing???
Recently, I was helping someone do some shopping and ended up in a supplement store, where there was an entire rack of supplements where each shelf was a selection of products designed to deal with one particular side effect of this class of drugs. Mind-blowing. People are talking about them like miracle drugs. I'm picturing the class-action lawsuits 10 or 20 years from now.
Thank you for addressing my exact same doubt I had since I've learned about the action mechanism of these drugs, i.e. increased insulin secretion. This should really worry any doctor prescribing them. OTOH, plenty of doctors are worried about the long term effects of a completely natural behavior like fasting. On a personal note: luckily I don't need these drugs, however I wish I could maintain my weight with less attention to when, what and how much I eat... the thing that most attracts me of these drugs is the reported silencing of the "mind chatter" about food. I'd really like to stop it 😔
Thank you for this information!! I have watched how people are so excited for the “results” as a doc I have been skeptical as well. I have watched friends and family loving the skinny, but I have watched them look like sagging skin on a skeleton. OMG! Muscle is protein, I’m sure we have yet to see the fractures to follow because this type of MOA has to mess up protein synthesis all over. Why would anyone think that being in a state of hyperinsulinemia is a good thing???
Muscle loss happens with EVERY diet when you lose weight.
Yes it does. And it is a problem. It is why "GRANNIES shouldn't go on diet". The difference is the level of muscle loss.
Yes........ I have never quite understood it either. In type 2 diabetes you are swimming in insulin, so the fix is to give you more.
Recently, I was helping someone do some shopping and ended up in a supplement store, where there was an entire rack of supplements where each shelf was a selection of products designed to deal with one particular side effect of this class of drugs. Mind-blowing.
People are talking about them like miracle drugs. I'm picturing the class-action lawsuits 10 or 20 years from now.
Me too. I think there will be lawsuits in the future and a lot of lives negatively impacted, even lost.
Thank you for addressing my exact same doubt I had since I've learned about the action mechanism of these drugs, i.e. increased insulin secretion. This should really worry any doctor prescribing them. OTOH, plenty of doctors are worried about the long term effects of a completely natural behavior like fasting.
On a personal note: luckily I don't need these drugs, however I wish I could maintain my weight with less attention to when, what and how much I eat... the thing that most attracts me of these drugs is the reported silencing of the "mind chatter" about food. I'd really like to stop it 😔
🤣🤣🤣🤣 me too. Unfortunately our brain's are programmed to help us survive..... and chocolate does taste AMAZING !