1 in 20 UK adults taking GLP1 meds

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https://archive.ph/07OwE

Interesting to have confirmed what we all suspected anecdotally. That’s a jump from 1.5million UK users to 2.5million since April.

Comments sections on telegraph, mail and Reddit are the usual wli bingo.

But it’s not only that the numbers are astonishing - it’s the rate of increase.

I feel so lucky to afford it and be part of this health revolution.

It is a revolution and a disgrace its not routinely availably on the NHS for the general overweight or obese population.

MY OH is on them for type 2 but has been on them nearly 20 years

I would also be interested in the numbers of people being treated for weight loss per se on the NHS with these drugs because I would wager its in the hundreds, if not less.

Weight loss services under the NHS are disgraceful. Compared to strategies and support for other lifestyle problems like smoking or heroin reduction.

They estimate it would cost 9 billion a year to pay for everyone who is eligible and they just don’t have the money, so they need people to take it privately , as many people as possible, which then reduces the amount of resources they need from fhe nhs as they get healthier, ie less cancer, diabetes care, less heart attacks, less liver and kidney disease, less joint replacements etc, thus freeing up money to spend on it and other areas that lack funding.

however the 240, 000 people they say will get it over the next 3 years is shockingly low. Personally I think they are dragging their heels till the cheap generic versions are available, and till as many people as possible are taking it privately.

The root cause of obesity is that we evolved for much more precarious environments than we now live in. Humans do badly at controlling our food intake in abundance because for most of our history, eating as much as we can when we get the opportunity has been a good idea. That's not something we can easily tackle. There are currently practical and financial difficulties in getting them to everyone who needs them, but the best solution is ongoing WLIs.

Ill come off them when they prise my syringe out of my cold dead hands.

I don't believe these drugs re educate people to eat better as they don't teach ypu how to deal with the urge, the urge just isn't there.

Take away the drugs and the urges to overeat will return.

Unless they are withdrawn due to long term side effects becoming known ( unlikely) ill be on these for life and happily so.

Nhs patient but id pay privately if I had to.

See it’s never been about education for me. I know exactly how to eat properly, I just could not do it. I have no idea how these WLI change my brain but I eat now as I have any other time I have tried to lose weight/eat properly. I just don’t struggle to do it. It’s like the MJ flicked my brain onto easy mode after 30 odd years of playing at extreme difficulty level.

I have struggled with food issues since childhood, and nothing could ever stop those urges to stuff my face from returning even after a short term successful diet.
For me although being 2 stone down is great, the biggest impact is being free of the psychological gremlins with 'devil' on one shoulder urging me to overeat and 'angel' on the other urging me to diet. Its truly liberating to be free of that battle every day , and the weight loss is almost incidental.

I've developed an addiction to perfume as a sort of substitute but I'm happy with that, it has no calories.

I personally think it’s about blood sugar and insulin production. I am simply not food driven any more.i enjoy food when I eat. I get hungry for meals. I eat a healthy portion, I stop, I never overeat. food simply doesn’t enter my mind again I don’t get cravings for crap, the chocolate and crisps in the cupboard I’m not remotely interested in, if I do feel like snacking on a rare occasion , generally through boredom, I reach for a healthy snack like fruit. Habe a small portion and move on.

the easiest way I can describe it is I am no longer food driven, I have a healthy relationship with food, I eat to fuel my body, and I’m able to now make healthy choices to do that. I know when it’s enough. I make sure I eat the right stuff to get the nutrients I need.

i enjoy cooking, enjoy eating, but i am no longer chucking loads of olive oil or cheese in stuff, i cook healthy delicious balanced meals, my decisions on what to cook and eat are based on education now, not some craving, and I eat a recommended serving size, which is all we need.

I don’t think it’s our minds, I think it’s our bodies, that managing our blood sugar, managing our insulin, and having enough of these peptides to tell us we are full, peptides we produce naturally but less of as we age, and I guess some folks never produced enough, these changes to our bodies is what makes us behave normally round food.

It’s given me the space to eat what will nourish my body and not what will shut off my brain. I used to eat cheese every day, now I’m not fussed by it. Absolute game changer, I fully expect to be on it (if just a low dose) for life. It’s expensive but I’m spending less on food!

I'd love to try it. But it's the costs involved...

My Dentist always asks at every check up if any of my medications have changed. They do need to know about certain things - blood thinners for example. As can affect the way they will treat you. They should have the info like any other health professional I’d say.

Exactly.. My dentist hasn't seen me since last year and likely has no idea of my BMI. If I had to tell them now for some reason that I'm taking Mounjaro, they might think "She is slim, she doesn't need it." They don't know I was BMI 29 last year, and am just trying to lose another half a stone before going onto maintenance.

I’ve lost 5 stone + . and probably extended my life by 20 years. Have never suffered a side effect and fully intend to remain on my maintenance dose for life.

Another super fan here. I think those of us who are taking it are sensitive to the clues from others. In my office of 29 people there are definitely 3 of us taking it.

I read that in the US it is changing what restaurants are offering as so many people want tiny portions of better food now.

It’s the best money I’ve ever spent on myself. Has saved me money overall. Less food, less alcohol, fewer clothes. I feel so relaxed about food now.

It’s an amazing figure, 2.5 million people! It was inevitable that this would happen, and I’m glad people have this help now. For those who can medically take it (not everyone can).

Lots of people don’t tell to friends or family. So many of these will be under the radar.

I have lost 2 stone so far - it’s taken nearly a year. The slowest loser. But I but must say I’m finding the final 10 lbs are proving elusive ….

I still very much enjoy my food, I just eat slightly less.

I'm been dithering with the idea of updating this to a 'GLP1 logical fallacies bingo' as we see so many of them. Not here yet though, thankfully.

Anyway, that's an aside. My dentist asks about changes to medication too, and interestingly the inflammation and gum problems I'd had have massively reduced since I've been on WLIs.

Yep, with glee I tell my dentist about how Im not on blood pressure meds any more since losing weight (WLS rather than WLI) but the gist is the same, the dentist always asks about medical needs and medications