Sometimes ignorance is bliss!

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Ozempic is an injection that is taken once a week, and its purpose is to improve blood sugar levels in adults with type 2 diabetes, and to reduce their risk of cardiovascular events and stroke, and it is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for this purpose only, but some have discovered that it is possible to lose weight by using it, with its side effects of nausea, diarrhea, stomach pain, vomiting, and constipation.

Because of my despair of trying to lose my weight, which exceeded 89 kilograms, by a few kilograms, I decided before seeking the help, perhaps it would help me reach my goal, after it was difficult for me to enter the bathroom. In order for the drug to remain effective, it needs to be kept at a temperature between 2 and 8 degrees Celsius. And the matter becomes a cause for inconvenience for those who travel a lot, because they have to adhere to the requirements of preservation and transportation, in addition to the need to take the injection on its weekly appointment.

After more than two months of using Ozempic, I did not notice any progress in losing my weight, which resisted my attempts to lose it, and insisted on remaining in place, except that the instructions said that some people had to be patient, and this is what I did. I arrived in Spain at the beginning of last June, carrying under my armpits the needles, wishing that I would empty them myself, while making sure to reduce the amount of meals I eat, and exercise, away from the pressures of work in Kuwait, which will bring better results!

My expectations were correct, as I became more willing to walk daily for distances of more than ten kilometers. My appetite for food also became less, and this is how the drug works, i.e. it issues orders to the brain that make a person lose his desire to eat, or make him satiate quickly, or this is what I thought I was feeling. I also became more aware of the side effects of the drug, such as abdominal pain, mild headache, and almost continuous constipation.

With the fourth month, I lost six kilograms of my weight, and that was the size of a miracle, because losing this amount usually requires a strong diet, and this is what I avoided all the time, because I was tired of being deprived of eating what I love like chocolate bars or rice! CNN broke the news that the excessive use of drugs, such as Ozempic or Wegovy, has dangerous side effects, especially with regard to the possibility of osteoporosis in older people.

Constipation and a lot of stomach ache, and I didn’t want any more health problems. And at almost the same moment I discovered, by chance, that I was not using the syringes correctly, and that what I was getting from insulin was not more than a tenth of one percent, or rather nothing, as I was sticking the needle under the skin and withdrawing it in less than a second, without pressing, for about four months, the device button for a few seconds to empty the entire amount into the body.

And that what I lost in terms of weight was due to exercise first, and reducing meals second, and the illusion of taking weight loss medicine! Sometimes ignorance is beneficial.

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By Ahmad alsarraf

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