Jonathan Kaplan, a board-certified plastic surgeon from San Francisco, has amassed 1.6 million views on TikTok (@realdrbae) with his warning: "Once you stop Ozempic, you will regain the weight." Kaplan highlights that patients often cease using Ozempic, initially prescribed for blood sugar management, after reaching their weight goalsonly to regain weight even when maintaining a diet and exercise routine
KFF reported that as of last November, 1 in 8 US adults say theyre already using the medications for weight loss
However, sometimes, switching treatment options can improve results or side effects
The average HbA1c reduction predicted by the model was 0.30.8%, and the average weight loss was 24% [19]
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it means that women and their health care providers are having to make decisions with incomplete information, potentially exposing women to serious risks or missed opportunities to promote health during one of the most physiologically and psychosocially challenging transitions in their lives