ANN ARBOR, Michigan - Ms Eileen Isotalo was always able to lose weight, but always gained it back. Now 66, her first diet was with Weight Watchers at the age of 14. She went on to try one diet after another and bought so many books on weight loss that she thinks she has more than the public library.She had sleep apnea and aching knees, but could not curb her appetite.
But like others at the clinic, she still struggles with the fear others will judge her for receiving injections to treat her obesity rather than finding the willpower to lose weight and keep it off.Dr Susan Yanovski, co-director of the office of obesity research at the US National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, said Wegovy and drugs like it make this “a very exciting time in the field”.
Novo Nordisk, Wegovy’s maker, reports that doctors in the United States have written about 110,000 prescriptions for the drug. Citing a huge demand, the company recently put its advertising for Wegovy on hold.Supplies are so limited that the company is only selling the drug in the United States, Norway and Denmark, the company’s corporate headquarters.
Decades of studies have consistently shown that very few people can lose excess weight and keep it off with lifestyle changes alone. Another patient, though, Ms Katarra Ewing of Detroit, readily tells anyone who asks that she takes the drug. She tried diets, but it was Wegovy that allowed her to lose 41kg.
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