Is Ozempic Problematic? Our Thoughts As Diabetes Dietitians

Diabetes Digital Podcast by Food Heaven

Wendy Lopez, Jessica Jones

Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

On today's episode, we are back with Erin Phillips, a registered dietitian and diabetes expert for part two of our discussion on Ozempic. Erin talks on the possibility of using Ozempic for prediabetes and the challenges that arise when its demand is influenced by weight loss trends.

She discusses how she handles patient requests regarding the use of Ozempic for weight loss without diabetes, its clinical effectiveness, and its impact on the body image movement. Plus, we talk about our thoughts on the Oprah special!

In This Episode We’ll Cover:

The effectiveness of Ozempic for prediabetes or impaired fasting glucose compared to diabetes.
Advocacy challenges in securing Ozempic for individuals who genuinely need it, amidst demand for weight loss purposes
Thoughts on Oprah's special
Responding to patient requests on the use of Ozempic for weight loss in the absence of diabetes.
Ozempic's clinical efficacy and its implications for the body image movement
Key takeaways which emphasize the need for personalized care in diabetes management + MUCH MORE!

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome back to another episode of the Diabetes Digital Podcast. Today we have part two of our
0:05.8	Ozempic conversation. If you miss part one, definitely want to check that out,
0:11.2	where we covered Ozemic and its initial indication for diabetes and some of the
0:17.8	side effects, how to navigate those side effects, what reduction you can expect in your A1C if you're on Ozimpe for diabetes and so much more.
0:27.0	So check that out and today we're going to be talking about Ozemps specifically in pre-diabilities and impaired fasting glucose.
0:35.8	Do we see it in those cases?
0:38.8	Also the shortages that we're seeing for people who might need Ozempik for diabetes and now a lot of people
0:45.6	are using it for weight loss and how to navigate that. We'll talk a little bit about the Oprah special
0:51.7	as well as whether or not Osempic, quote, works for weight loss, and what are
0:57.4	some of the long-term side effects.
1:01.3	And then we want to talk about the body image of it all and whether or not
1:05.2	Ozimpeck has set back the body liberation movement. So you definitely want to stay
1:09.4	until the very end because it's going to be great episode. Welcome to the Diabetes Digital Podcast.
1:14.2	I'm Wendy.
1:15.2	And I'm Jess, and we're best friends,
1:17.2	registered dieticians, and diabetes educators.
1:19.9	Through our telehealth platform,
1:21.4	diabetes digital.
1:22.3	co, we offer accessible and personalized virtual
1:25.4	nutrition counseling for people with diabetes and pre-diabetes.
1:28.8	Visit diabetes digital.co, that's CO, to book your first appointment. We accept insurance and offer affordable self-pay options.
1:36.7	Now let's get into today's episode.
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