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Wegovy or ozempic
I want to consult regarding wegovy or ozempic. Gaining weight due to eating which I have no control over my parents are diabetic too so I'm scared due to weight issues I will get diabetic too, already facing many health issues due to obesity. So kindly guide me about ozempic or wegovy for weight loss. I have done diets too but not helpful at all as I'm emotional eater.
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Your concern is understandable, especially with a strong family history of diabetes and difficulty controlling emotional eating. At 82 kg and 5'1", your BMI is approximately 34 kg/m², which falls in the obesity range.
Medicines such as semaglutide (Wegovy) can be considered for people with obesity, but they should not be started without a proper medical assessment. These medicines work partly by reducing appetite and increasing satiety, so they may be particularly helpful when excessive hunger or emotional eating is making lifestyle treatment difficult.
Before deciding between Wegovy, Ozempic or another weight-loss medication, I would recommend checking your blood pressure, waist circumference, fasting glucose/HbA1c, lipid profile, liver and kidney function and thyroid profile, and reviewing your menstrual/PCOS history, current medications and any obesity-related conditions.
If you have obesity-related complications or have repeatedly struggled with structured lifestyle treatment, a supervised anti-obesity medication may be appropriate. The treatment should be combined with a sustainable diet, physical activity and behavioural support rather than used as a quick-fix.
Please don't start Ozempic/Wegovy on your own or buy unverified/compounded injections. Semaglutide can cause significant gastrointestinal adverse effects and has important contraindications and precautions that need to be assessed beforehand.
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Consult with a physician like me for assessment and treatment selection. Bring any previous blood reports and a list of current medications. If appropriate, the doctor can discuss semaglutide or other anti-obesity medications and the correct dose-escalation schedule.
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Having diabetic parents increases your risk of developing diabetes but does not mean that you will definitely develop it. Weight reduction of even 5–10% can be clinically meaningful. Emotional eating should also be addressed as part of the treatment rather than relying on medication alone.
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Weight gain can have various reasons.
Also difficulty loosing weight can also be due to various health issues.
You need to get oroper evaluation done with all basic blood reports first.
Your BMR and risk of diseases will be calculated as per the tests and then if it is absolutely indicated it can be prescribed.
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Consult and get all basic tests done first then a good dietician and follow a proper weight loss and exercise program
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Thank you for sharing this so openly. First, I want you to know that this is not simply a problem of willpower or lack of discipline. Emotional eating, repeated dieting and weight regain are common features of obesity, which is increasingly understood as a chronic, relapsing metabolic condition—not a personal failure.
We first need to establish whether you meet the appropriate criteria, what your current metabolic risk is, and whether ozempic/wegovy is suitable and safe for you. My goal would not simply be to make you lighter. It would be to make you metabolically healthier, reduce your future risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, improve your relationship with food, and help you maintain the result.
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Wegovy and Ozempic both are se semaglutide. Even doses are same. But wegovy has been approved for weight loss and Ozempic for diabetes. In your case wegovy will be the best but always start under supervision after proper blood report evaluation. You can consult for this.
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Dr. Gaurav Jaiswal
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Jhansi
Avoid fried and spicy food
Water intake more
Green leafy vegetables more
Fiber meal
Walk
Do connect and consult
Will help you
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Dr. Vetsa Sri Krishna Chaitanya
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Rajahmundry
Need a few more details please consult for further evaluation and treatment
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
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47 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Pl consult.
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Dr. Komal Bhandari Totla
Diabetologist
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Solapur
Both are same molecule... semaglutide.Can go for it but under a doctor's supervision
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