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Subject: Re: Hosts of "The View" Lose It Because RFK Jr. Might Crack Down On
 Ozempic
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 22:38:52 -0500
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On 12/14/2024 9:10 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
> The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:
>> On Sat, 14 Dec 2024 10:51:58 +1300, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Ubiquitous wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hosts of "The View" made it clear that they weren't happy that President-
>>>> elect Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Health and Human Services
>>>> Robert F. Kennedy Jr. might crack down on weight loss drugs like Ozempic.
>>
>> While I appreciate people use it as a "weight loss medication", my
>> endocrinologist calls it a diabetes medication. I've been seeing him
>> for more than 10 years (which I wouldn't have done if I didn't trust
>> him implicitly) and know he's not big on fads.
>>
>> As opposed to the women on The View - who are VERY big on fads.
>>
>> I have shared the views I've expressed here with him (i.e. that I know
>> some people want to use it as a diet drug and that that kind of demand
>> for it has dramatically driven up the cost which I think is immoral)
>> and he agrees with me.
>>
>> Sorry - but this is a sore point with me which now that I'm retired is
>> heavily impacting my budget (to the tune of about $200+ a month)
>>
> 
> It was explained to me that all the people that aren’t diabetic using this
> stuff for weight loss fab diets were impacting the amount that was
> available for people that are really sick.

If this stuff is made from rare-earth elements, so that raw materials 
are actually scarce, then we probably shouldn't blame its shortage on 
the fact that it remains under patent for the next few years...