All of the things that you suggest did not happen to me. I ate plenty of protein..look great after 100 lbs. down. Now off ozempic and have been maintaining for 8 months. I think it saved my life.
You have made a very good risk reward analysis. Glad you are successful with the actual good use of this drug. Make it temporary and eat the right stuff.
I am doing strict keto and Ozempic and I am down 158 pounds. I am still morbidly obese and my obesity would kill me way before Ozempic. So I’ll roll the dice.
Understand perfectly your stance - have you tried the 30 day carnivore trial? I did a couple of years ago and never looked back - 6ft 6 tall and 210 pounds with the same waist I had at 18 (58 now)
@@kbez331 keep it as simple as possible - big food and big pharmaceutical want to make it look as complicated and confusing as possible - simply meat, fish, eggs and dairy - rinse and repeat - play for 30 days and the see how you feel.
Fishtrips, You say you do strict keto while on ozempic, does the medication mess with your blood sugar levels? I am on ozempic and I worry it will make my blood sugar too low since I am not eating any sugar in my diet. Has that been a problem for you?
I agree with you, Dr. Berry. But I was on Ozempic for 8 months. I have PCOS and reached diabetic levels. I went keto (didn’t know carnivore at the time) I lost 20 pounds and plateaued. My A1C and Triglycerides were still very high. I went on Ozempic and it helped me lose 40 pounds. Allowed me to start exercising again because I was so heavy, it was hard to move my body. Off of Ozempic, down 71 pounds altogether, eat mainly Whole Foods prioritizing meat. Much more active. I can do 10 pushups when I couldn’t do 1 before. I’m glad I used it, but I’m glad I had a doctor that was very clear it was an addition and not the cure it’s marketed to be.
I'm disabled and exercise is very difficult. I have pushed myself to the point of further injury trying to lose weight. I've changed my eating habits and lost 20-30 lbs but plateaued. I'm at a point where I need something to help me get to a weight level that I can really exercise without hurting myself. I'm fully aware that this medication is not a cure but it is a tool to help. I was in the military so I do know how to manage nutrition and exercise. Most of my weight gain came from being injured and waiting years for corrective surgeries.
Thank you for sharing your first hand personal experience. I believe you are exactly the type of person that benefits from these new drugs. I’m so happy for you in your success. 💯
The sad truth is that as a society we need to address WHY so many people are overweight/morbidly obese/diabetic, etc. A pharmaceutical drug doesn’t address lifestyle, mental health, stress management, spiritual well-being and healthy habits. The side effects of any medication are risky and dangerous, but I feel the the standard American lifestyle and diet are the root cause of many illnesses. As a healthcare professional I encourage and educate my patients on these principles. Thank you for this helpful video!
We gain weight because, unlike Europe, our foods are allowed to use bad ingredients. It's true that the outer food isles in stores are the healthy food. The inner isles have processed food. The least ingredients are healthier foods. Ingredients you can read and understand.
Crazy! I’m doing ketovore to get OFF the drugs. And I have btw. Drug free at 70. Didn’t want to be one of those old folks taking handfuls of drugs several times a day for something that I can fix by my lifestyle.
Ozempic sent me to the ER with severe abdominal pain and passing blood clots, no stool. Dr then put me on Rybelsus. Same thing with vomiting. Jardiance & Metformin landed me a 4 day hospital stay in ICU with diabetic ketoacidosis, sepsis and kidney failure. I'm so done. My dr wouldn't report these events, the ER drs did so. Watching your videos and doing Carnivore. Thank you for everything, Dr. Berry. I will report back with results ❤
Weight watchers is now partnering with Ozempic. Just read an article on it. This is getting ridiculous that we still aren't addressing the real issues with weight, the food.
@Michele Purcell I'm not. They have always been in it for the money. My grandma has been doing it since the 70's, yo-yoing for over 50 years. This is nothing but a third party sell. Everyone gets a cut. Greed is all I see.
W.W. is owned by Oprah. It partnered with a pasta company to paid influencers to lie about having Keto Crotch. What is really a yeast infection, caused by a high carb diet. MSM of course played their part in pushing the lie. Basically very nasty people.
Thank you for sharing this. My A1C levels were considered pre-diabetic (6.0) and I was researching Ozempic, but I couldn’t bring myself to take the plunge. Instead, starting this past March, I cut out virtually all takeout/fast food and sugar and, so far, I’m down over 50 lbs. My doctor has cut my hypertension meds in half. I feel so good and the weight loss is consistent
All Ozempic does is take off the food noise so you don't snack and make better choices and stop eating sooner at meals. It doesn't melt fat or anything. For me the food noise was getting in the way but now that it's gone, I'm eating less even more less than usual but I am bed bound and can't stand up for more than 10 min. Bc of knee surgeries that got botched
I love taking ozempic … I’ve lost 40lbs in just a few months and dropped my A1C from 9.5 to 5.5 . I’ve totally changed my eating habits and I walk 2-4 miles a day ❤
Now that you've gotten the right habits down, and your numbers are good you know you can do it!!! Don't take it the rest of your life tho...that's just 🤪
The main misconception here is taking ozempic lifelong. Most of my patients actually are able to come off it and maintain their weight with healthy life choices. Losing weight helps with insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome, so when weight is gone you may no longer have pre-diabetes. That is how I look at it. I lost 30 lbs with ozempic and coming off it now. My feel amazing and look great, so now maintaining is the main goal.
Exactly, every drug has side effects and are to be used as a tool, the same as surgery. You HAVE to change your lifestyle (eating, movement) to lose and maintain weight loss.
@@kiki121471 Wrong. You don't understand this. It simply makes you eat less food. When you eat less, you lose weight. If your movement stays the same and you eat less, YOU LOSE WEIGHT. At this point, it's not recommended to come off Wegovy (you wouldn't take Ozempic just for weight loss really).....You'd stay on it long term because obesity/overweight is a chronic condition.
@@DanK123 I concur. I work in a Bariatric Clinic in a major healthcare system sir so I absolutely do understand this. You must not understand the content of my my post. I am simply stating that all drugs have side effects and are to be used as a tool (curb appetite therefore eating less) and in order to lose and MAINTAIN weight loss you have to make a lifestyle change. Wegovy is approved for long term use where other weight loss meds are not, ex. Adipex and you can discontinue this medication at anytime. Although obesity has been recognized as a chronic disease, it does not have to be unless the patient has other medical factors preventing weight loss. Reduced calorie intake and increased movement will result in weight loss.
I took ozempic for 6 months and had to go to the hospital with pancreatitis and gallstones. The Dr said it was hard to prove that the Ozempic caused it but i believe it did. I had no issuse with anything when i started taking it and i was also doing keto but wanted a little help. I don't recommend it to anyone.
My doc gave me a prescription for Ozempic but the cost (fortunately) was prohibitive. I say fortunately because in my desperation searching for an alternative, I found your channel.. I started carnivore in March of this year and within 7 months I had dropped all the weight (40 lbs all gained after menopause). Today I continue at my pre pregnancy weight and size of 30 years ago. Who woulda thunk!
Great video Dr. Berry! Many studies are showing participants are losing a big percentage of muscle, which is a huge red flag 🚩 building, muscle and maintaining muscle as you get older only gets more and more important. There needs to be a lifestyle change in behavior change along with these GLP-1’s but sadly that is not happening.
I'm following the ozempic news with some kind of morbid fascination. When a youtube dietitian explained what it does to people without diabetes who just want to lose weight I immediately thought the appetite suppressant effect is not worth the nausea and other side effects (including the large % of muscle loss, which is indeed a red flag).
I’m so sorry to hear about the problems many people have had taking this medication. I guess I’ve been lucky so far. I’ve dropped 63 pounds. And really got my life back. I had no issues whatsoever. But clearly with any medication, everyone reacts differently.
The doctor said the main concern is that nobody knows the long term effects. You have volunteered to be one of their lab rats to find out what those long term side effects are. Good luck.
I have been on Ozempic for six months and have had no problems at all. I really enjoy it, it does allow me to have cheat days periodically without affecting my blood sugar too much. I can’t see the problem taking it, since I’ve had no problems whatsoever. My a1c dropped from 9.2 to 5.6 in about seven months, and I’ve dropped about 15 pounds of weight. I’m taking it only for help with my blood sugar, and not weight loss.
@@jobrown8146 that’s great, me too. I cut carbs 98% of the time, but the Ozempic helps with a little cheat meal once in a while. I’m paying $20 a month so it’s not a big deal. Even Dr. Berry admitted it’s OK on the short term and I’ll probably end after this batch, which is two more months.
@@Skarecrow1949 he directly said there is not even SHORT TERM evidence of its safety at the higher dose. This video was not intended to address it at the lower dose, just to control blood sugar.
I was on Ozempic for 5 months. I’m Diabetic and was very overweight. I stayed on the lower dose for 4 months then went to the middle dose for a month then I stopped as I lost close to 26kgs. Before starting Oz I completely changed my diet and now currently do a low carb, low sugar, high protein diet and it’s working for me. I have kept the weight off for a year now. My diabetes has improved, I exercise regularly and feel so much better. I was hesitant to go on it but am glad I did.
This is the first comment long-term weight loss by ozempic use I have found during my research and weight loss journey with ozempic and incorporating stretchbands, and low impact cardio with intermittent weights workouts and walking
I have been taking a high dose ozempic,After getting odd it,I started having serious problems My stomach hurt so bad I started to ho the the hodpital.the pain was horrible! I hurt everytime I eat My stomach hurts badly
@@KathrynBriley The time-will-tell is yet to be seen. How about two years from now? How about 20? How about after age 60? Sorry, but gila monster venom canNOT be good
Hi Dr Berry. Blessed to have found your videos. 7 days doing ketovore, exercise and apple cider and my fasting sugar went from 145 to 90. A1C test at home says now 6.5 from 7 a month ago. Loving my healthy me.
I know someone that took it for about 6 months. Lost 70 lbs and has kept it off for 3 months so far without the meds. Hopefully that works out for them
@@douglasbriel6103 sounds like me! I used to drink literally 2-litter bottles of full-sugar Coke each and every day for almost 40-years. Wegovy helped me reduce/stop my soda consumption, as I was able to successfully switch to carbonated water like S. Pellegrino. Plus, I improved my diet by avoiding fast food and pizza.
@@gregorydamienmech I worked in fast food 15 years where I fell in love with Mountain Dew and too much free access. I switched to diet, but it has vegetable oil in, so, I guess I need to quit that too.
People with obesity who take Ozempic or Wegovy to shed excess pounds might get an unexpected benefit. Results of a small experiment published May 9 in the journal Obesity suggest that drugs containing semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, might help reduce the risk of cancer. That’s because the study found that semaglutide restored the function of so-called “natural killer” cells, which play a role in fighting cancer but often don’t work properly in people with obesity.
God Bless this Man. He has changed my life with his information. I was 458lbs with diabetes, on 250 units a day of just my basil insulin per day. I was sick and expecting to die and early, blind, painful death in a wheelchair with no legs on dialyses. My Docs just told me Diabetes is a disease you have to manage and I kept getting fatter and sicker. Last Saturday when I weighed I am down to 284 lbs now. On NO prescription medication and I feel great. I didn't feel this good when I was a teenager.
This was such an information-rich video! I’m currently on a calorie deficit and have lost 18 pounds thus far. My doctor tried to prescribe me ozempic but my insurance wouldn’t cover it. I’m starting to think that’s a blessing.
I work in a pharmacy. The number of new prescriptions we receive for Ozempic is alarming high. Everyday, we receive at least 10 new patients being started on Ozempic. The existing patients' Ozempic doses increases to alarming 2mg weekly. Some of these patients are not obese or diabetic. I wonder what the doctors tell them (or the other way round) that convince them to use Ozempic? Are they not worried about the long term effects? Thank you Dr. Berry for making this comprehensive video. ❤
@@floydhopson3283 "Why do you issue it if you believe it is so bad for people, I wonder?" You cannot decide freely what you give to patients if you work in the pharmacy. The only alternative is to stop working there...
I took Ozempic for diabetes, OK on low dose but the moment it was raised I felt bloated, toxic and lived in the bathroom. Took some time to get over it.
I had the worst reaction. It also beat my immune system down and got an herpes outbreak...first one in almost ten years. It did immediately lower my glucose to 80.
I'm in ozempic for diabetes and just increased to 1 MG. I haven't lost wt but boy do I feel bloated with abdominal pain...I hate it. But insulin made me GAIN wt and jiardiance threw me into stage 3 kidney failure. I usually eat higher protein and low carbs so I don't usually eat crap
I read that Ozempic increases the release of insulin, therefore making it harder to loose weight. I have to eat basically no carbs in order to fight my very stubborn insulin resistance! Not my friend! Only changing the numbers, not the imbalance!
So glad I found yalls videos bc I was about to start ozempic for diabetes. I've did keto off and on for the past ten years and managed to lose 70 lbs during that time. In the last six months since carnivore I've lost another 35lbs. At 6' 2" 255lbs now I'm back at my junior high weight and feeling great!
Thank goodness for drs like Dr. Berry. I won’t go near a dr unless the issue is serious. I was tired of the doctor always pushing for all types of screening tests and drug therapy (I have no medical issues). So much for the Hippocratic Oath.
I am someone who has been taking Ozempic and then Mounjaro for a few years. I have done this while also changing my way of life. I don't eat sugar anymore, and eat very low carb. I also do intermittent fasting. But these drugs helped me lose weight. Before I took Mounjaro, I barely lost any weight despite my lifestyle change. I was so frustrated. Mounjaro changed my life and I am very grateful for this modern medicine. It has changed my life. I am the lab rat-- I have taken these medications for YEARS and I am doing absolutely great.
That's awesome! I've been on Ozempic for 9 months and have only lost 17 pounds. I've been stuck at 170 for over 4 months. I do low keto/low carb and several days a week IF - I am a diabetic. I think I need to change to Mounjaro.
@@ChuckleberrySoupLess hungry, portion control becomes very easy and cravings for sugar and alcohol go away. No more “hangry”. Spend time on meal prep, focus on high protein and your body will change. Losing real weight takes many months, but you’ll drop the water weight quickly when you take out the sugar. This drug will fast track you to the point in a diet where it takes just a few bites of food to satiate. It’s that magic elixir we’ve all wished for at some point. If you can try it, do it!
60 Munites Australia covered the story of Trish Webster, a 56 year old Australian women who died taking ozempic. Such a sad loss. Keep safe everyone. Thank you for the information Dr Berry
Yes I have seen 60 minutes.I live in Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺 it was a great lost 😞 but I know a lot of people using ozempic and they are doing fine but no one knows the long term effects.the fact that the word cancer is written that has to put everyone off 😮
My brother was talking to a guy who said " Just take your pills and you can do whatever you want" Yikes! It doesn't work that way, but many folks believe this. Sometimes You can't fix stupid. I have lost covidence in Drs and you have to be your own advocate. I'm a 12 year cancer survivor and control my type 2 with diet.
I started Ozempic 6 months ago. My A1C before Ozempic was 9.7. Now it is 5.7. My Cholesterol levels are great as well as my kidney functions and thyroid. My Dr. Has all of my labs dine every 6 months a1c every 3 months. I have lost 36lbs. Before Ozempic I stayed sick and tired. Now I feel like I have more energy and my taste changed. I crave vegetables more and lean protiens. I do not.know the Long term effects of this medication. I do.know i would rather feel like I do now than before I started this medication. I am off 2 of my Diabetic medications now and that is a plus!! Best wishes on your journey!
But no long term data. Does this not scare you? They already know there is an increased risk of thyroid cancer with Ozempic. We have no idea if Ozempic will cause other cancers, like pancreatic, liver…..
I stayed on .25 MG of Semaglutide a week (lowest dose) with no issues. I lost about 17lbs in about four weeks and felt really good. Also, I lost all cravings for junk food and ate a lot better.
@@TipToeThroughTheTulips555 not necesy and it is nt about strength. TJis association is a form of toxic positivity and people should stop associating the ability to lose weight or follow a diet to personal strength
I took Ozempic and lost maybe 10-15 lbs in about 2 months, but then I had to stop due to the costs. About 7 months later, I started taking it again. It's interesting that you mentioned the lungs. That first month after I started up again, I had extreme difficulty in breathing. I'm not sure if it's related to the Ozempic, but I never took the 3rd week injection. I could breathe normally again. I threw away about $500 worth of injections. Not being able to get a lungful of air was terrifying.
@@Julie-tc2ks I am familiar with vitamin D levels and lung function because vitamins D cured my asthma that I was developing in 2012 in one week! In less than 24 hours after my first dose of D3 I felt 90% better and by the end of the week I was 99 % cured. I With that I definitely have seen how a lung problem can develop with low levels of D. .( I'm also hypothyroid.) Still I would definitely keep thiamine in mind because that I believe Dr. Berg or someone else drew the connection between "air hunger" and Thiamine. I noted Thiamine with Benfotiamine also seems to keep the tingling in my hands less intense. Thiamine is very much connected with the autonomic nervous system and that also regulates the speed that things pass through it. If Ozempic is altering this there could be a connection between Thiamine and Ozempic and thus the very common symptom of "air hunger" in Thiamine deficiency. People can end up going to the emergency room with it, thinking they can't breathe yet their oxygenation levels are completely adequate.
Read all the side effects happening to people. It can cause severe damages but research for yourself. Don’t take anyones word before you find out from reputable drs and people. Not everyone should take this. Be safe…. before doing something that works but can cause harm. Good luck.
I've been on ozempic 6 months. I'm only on 0.25 mg. Staying on that for now. The ozempic has helped me control myself. I don't crave the bad foods I did . I've changed my eating more on it . Exercise daily . My ldl has gone down 10 . Hdl has gone up 10 . I eat protein. Lift weights. Triglycerides wwnt from about 200 to 65. I've lost 20 pounds. I'm pretty happy so far. If I eat things I'm not supposed to I'm going to feel bad and I know that so that helps keep me on track also. A1c down. 0.3 points. Blood pressure has been under control now also.. I still enjoy food a whole lot . I just don't feel the need to over eat. When I start feeling full even if it's so good I want more I can just stop .
Right thats exactly my current situation. I went 110 kg to 85 as per today I dont crave food I dont feel hungry my sugar levels are very stable I'm 3 months and I lost many kg. Want to reach 60 to 65 kg and maintain there with a healthy habit life style changes.
Same for be but on it 1year and on 0.50 mg doing ok but.... bad pain on my left side CT scan found nothing..... I think overeating will cause major side effects so I do just 2 meals an day and try to not overeat lost about 30 lb but I think was droping a meal a day and doing better at what I eat still on it sice my A1C is better and was able to lower Metforman. So we will see, My side pain is gone but if I overeat well I think would come back. If I can get doen a full 50-70 lb might see if can go back to 0.25 then off it if I can stary at an health weight
I think just exercising and seeing how hard you work for it helps you lower down your cravings. When I did workout, I was looking at the calories lost, and I always thought well I would be walking less by 50calories/day if I stop eating a chocolate bar a week. Overall, that would add up to around less walking by 40min/week, which I could use to take an extra nap or 2 or watch a movie or spend time with family. So, by thinking about calories, I dropped eating habits and I felt less hungry then usual almost all the time. Keep it up!
@@josephdahdouh2725 yes. I have been working out every day for 5 years . No sugar drinks . Just nothing I did was enough and I kept gaining weight and my a1c kept creeping up. But I did eat way too much because probably I ate so many processed foods for years and my whole system was off and it seemed impossible to fix it on my own
I’m with you Jennifer. It’s the best thing that ever happened to me. I take no other medications now. I was on Keto for a while all my tests went wonky. I think it destroyed my metabolism for a long time.
That is awesome! 5.1 is fantastic! I just got my blood drawn and I hope that my A1C comes back as good as yours. I am taking Mounjaro but started out on ozempic. I like both of them pretty much equally.
Horsepucky, I had Ozempic for 10 weeks, lost 30lbs in 6 weeks, also while playing racquetball 6 hours each week. Then I went on Metformin because, of course, insurance won't cover Ozempic, being "not medically necessary". Somehow, metformin is. Ozempic turns off hunger in the brain and changes what you crave and like to eat. I could eat once per day. I always ate only a fraction of what I did before Ozempic and I felt like I did as a teenager, eating when I wanted to. Sometimes I ate too little and got feeling faint while playing Racquetball. (Low blood sugar, I guess). I think if everyone got Ozempic who needed it, insurance companies would save $trillions in the long term and the country would make hundreds of billions more in productivity. It's a no brainer, despite the small risk. The risk of Obesity is far greater and broader.
Litterally what is the difference between what you said and just taking adderall or plain old meth? The effects are the same, and the consequences are equally bad.
How crazy is this. Today my insurance denied Ozempic. I have been praying about this and was not feeling good about getting this shot but my physician was pushing it so fast. I am glad the insurance denied it and now your RU-vid just popped up regarding this shot. That’s it… not going to do it. Thank you for this message
My doctor recommended Ozempic to me the other day and I flat out refused. He was baffled. I have a friend on it and he's lowered his insulin med by 60% and has lost nearly 70 lbs. But his muscle tone is disappearing and he constantly feels sick. He hasn't learned a thing about a proper human diet as he just eats snack foods as he's not hungry much. He WILL gain it all back.
ummm tell him to get in the gym and lift, which is a good idea regardless, ozempic itself does not cause this.... losing weight fast is great but its kinda common sense when caloric intake is low, can always reduce the dose.... try keto without fat and see what happens!
@@thoughtmocker you're not wrong. Ozempic is great, or well, has been for me, but you DO lose muscle mass. You NEED to intake protein AND utilize it, to mitigate the muscle loss.
They don't want people to be healthy. They are exchanging one problem for an entire slew of other problems. But big Pharm keeps getting richer, one way or another.
OMG, I am the first one to watch this video, how ironic! I just got back from the doctor and he called in and Rx of Ozempic. I don’t have an Rx plan, it’s $1303 a month. 😮 forget it! I think this was a sign!
My doctor, who does not support carnivore, prescribed Oz. Thank God there is a four month back up at the pharmacy or I would have picked it up before seeing your video! I even went to a hormone clinic for bloodwork, which I am waiting on, and they suggested, of course, that I start Wegovy. I’ve been debating and found your video. I’ve been carnivore, again lol, for about three weeks. I am considered morbidly, obese, but no diabetes. After doing the research, I’ll just stick to carnivore. Keep up the good work because apparently you and Neisha both, have some haters out there. You must be doing something right! I trust you more than my own PCP. I wish I could find a PCP, who was actually educated in truth, the way that you guys are!
My daughter was prescribed Ozempic and wound up being tested to rule out pancreatic cancer. Her pancreas was twisted and inflamed she was inconstant pain and vomiting and unable to eat more than a spoonful of food. Finally she came off it. Now over 2 years she is better , but still has stomach issues. She still has the pain when eating. I asked her to document everything as their may be a law suit in the future and we have no way of knowing if her life has been shortened as a result. I’m so angry about this drug being prescribed never mind over prescribed. And to those doctors prescribing it I ask that they remember the warning “FIRST DO NOT HARM”
First do no harm is an oath that a medical doctor takes. In addition to the other commenter here , yes berberine can help. So can alpha lipoic acid, chromium poly nicotinate, NOT chromium picolinate, which causes liver cancer long-term. Also benfotiamine. Fenugreek. R-Lipoic acid capsules. Stay away from carbs, drastically decrease sugar, and cook meals at home from scratch. No prepared prepackaged prefabricated pseudo foods. Eat more live real whole foods. No MSG. Eat grass fed beef, chicken withOUT antibiotics. Grain free meats. No lunch meats with nitrates, nitrites and nitrosamines. Viola. Your taste buds will change. You will actually crave real food. 🥦🥗🥇🍲🍓🥕
I know exactly what your son had. I have severe inflamed pancreatitis, severe gall bladder pain & gall stones. Thank you God, I had surgery to remove my gall bladder. That drug should be illegal.
Same. It is horrifying how easily people are jumping on this bandwagon. All I keep thinking is about what happens when they stop? Does it all come back? Plus the side effects. Doctors need to encourage better eating habits first.
100%. These meds are horrifying. People are starting to come out saying that these meds made them severely suicidal (after having no ideation previously).
This is so fn scary. Please people I beg you. Change your diet. You can do it. The fewer carbs you eat the better. It is going to take effort on your part. I have paced up and down the vending machines fitting off buying my "fix". It gets better. At 60yo, I feel like I have a new lease on life. Join us on the low carb journey and DO NOT TAKE THE DRUGS.
I love it. I’ve been on Ozempic for 9 months. I stayed on .25 for 6 months and am now on .5. I’ve lost 40 pounds and now am at a normal bmi. I will back down to .25 soon for maintenance. I can tell you what obesity will do to my body long term so not sure why this guy is so negative unless these new meds are going to put him out of business.
I took Ozempic for 3 months. It didn't improve my numbers or my weight (so my doctor wanted to increase my dose). I started to struggle with chronic pain in my knees, hips & ankles. I could hardly walk and started getting depressed about my weight and health. After I started having kidney pain, I did some research and found other Ozempic patients experiencing similar symptoms. I stopped taking it altogether. After a month or so, I was able to walk and move without the chronic pain. My doctors was not happy, but I was. Numbers are slowly getting better with diet change.
Carnivore cured me. Spent 20 years on healthy/Whole Foods/plant based diets even keto) getting fatter & sicker… I have had a miraculous transformation. Got my life back!
I took this 3 yrs and it killed my appetite but I lost very little. I did however experience terrible digestive tract symptoms. Stabbing pain in the gut, uncontrollable diarrhea at times, nausea in the am. I’ve been off it for 4 months and feel much better. My A1C actually went down to 7.0.
I’m NOT a dr. I’m responding 2months after your post. It’s now being reported that these meds are causing or having symptoms like Gastroparesis. See a gastroenterologist if you’re having stomach/digestive & pain. Trust me, this is something you don’t want. I’ve notified my endocrinologist & gastroenterologist to please look into this data.
Seems people take the easy route without changing their daily diet and adding more exercise. What ever nutrition plan anyone is on while Taking meds for H/B, diabetes high cholesterol etc. At leadt try to exercise just 20 minute daily waljs make a big difference.
My husband was given Trulicity, a similar drug. His pancreas doesn’t function properly so he’s on insulin but he’s technically not a type 1 diabetic. After 2 weeks of basically nausea & vomiting, we discovered that my husband’s stomach doesn’t empty correctly & these drugs cause even a further delay. My husband had several tests done to confirm that he can’t take anything like this again.
I took Trulicity and it made me have so much brain fog it was ridiculous. I couldn't complete sentences and I'll be in the middle of a conversation and have to stop to ask the person what we were talking about because I forgot. If someone asked me a question I would have to repeat the question out loud to try to comprehend what was being asked of me. I got off Trulicity and after a few months I was back to normal.
How do you know he doesn’t have LADA? Type 1 Diabetes in adults is often misdiagnosed as Type 2 Diabetes. Need antibody testing to confirm. Adults can get T1D at. any. age.
True. I was on ozempic for a few months but didn't like the side effects plus didn't see any weight loss what so ever even though I was eating better,. Now I exercise about 2 hours a day sometimes more and had to greatly decrease food intake and drink lots of water. It's still hard losing weight around the mid section but at least I'm getting healthier. Type 2 so makes belly fat hard to shed.
This doesn't work for me. I an 44, eat very strict Keto, but more carnivore. I exercise, track all my food and IF. I cannot lose weight. My tpo is sub clinical hoshimotos, that my NP won't treat. I am using semaglutide and have lost 8lbs in 4 weeks. No side effects, I still have hunger too.
@@ThrewOutMyHalo so sick of people saying "its that simple!" because THEY can do it they think everyone can. ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL! Glad it works for you, people are just jealous because they hate to see someone "cheating"
Stay firm on your diet, keto is fantastic and works, don't let them turn you into a Guinea pig , i' m loosing weight steadily and I'm 48, junk food is not more powerful than you, people that run this horrible food chains educate their families how to eat healthy, i would take ozempic if already diabetic as medicine, but not for weight loss , stay firm and say no to food that hurt you badly ,I wish everyone a healthy life
My doctor prescribed Ozempic for weight loss, and I took it for almost 4 months. It was awful. I lost weight, yes, but it's pretty easy to lose weight when you're constantly nauseous, and repulsed by food. After 4 months I was tired, dizzy, constantly headachy, nauseated and had almost constant heartburn. I couldn't drink a glass of water without feeling sick. I no longer enjoyed my food, couldn't even look forward to a nice steak dinner since a few bites would have me feeling queasy. I realized that aside from whatever the drug was doing for my weight, I was also losing weight because I was on a starvation diet since I couldn't eat much of anything. I quit Ozempic a few weeks ago, and my energy is back, my headaches are gone and so is the nausea and heartburn. I would definitely not recommend this to anyone for weight loss!
Did you start gaining the weight back right away or did you find a better way to control the weight? My husband stopped using it and his weight started coming back on so fast. He couldn't control his hunger once he stopped taking it.
@@pamg4194 I'm definitely finding it's a struggle. The biggest problem for me is that the sugar cravings kicked back in again - hard! I've been trying to follow the Keto diet, which is helping keep the weight stable but I am having problems staying away from sugar. As soon as I stopped feeling so awful, all the cravings just came rushing back.
I just started Mounjaro. I have POTS Syndrome. I wish I had started it sooner!! It has completely changed my life & helped my daily fatigue, my constant cravings & the feeling of not being satiated after eating a full meal. When I was diagnosed with POTS I ballooned from 170lbs to 220lbs. My knees hurt, I can't sleep well, I am constantly fatigued (or was)...and now that's slowly changing- and I'm only on the starter dose. The comments in this chat speak for themselves. This is an amazing preventative medicine! Would you say these same things to people who have T2D? Probably not. Do what works for you folks
Carnivore, such a simple way of eating. If you want an occasional salad sometime, go ahead and have it and then go back to your meat. I would be carnivore and I am, except I have one whole lemon every day so I guess I am keto. I eat one hour out of every 24 and even then I’m not hungry. It’s really great. I have already lost my weight eating keto.
Thank you for exposing the full story. The loss of lean tissue, malnutrition of micronutrition, dependency, opposing health body mechanisms, and no long term safety (frightened by the organ and other precious anatomy involvement!) are so necessary to be discussed and considered. Appreciate you.
I been thinking about taking it. But also did listen to a person who did battle with panick attack. She say , like do we can get out of it. You get it rid the wave and know just to breathe and get it under control . But with this drug she couldn't, hell no I don't want that. It is hard enough just to get it. Mine just come when it wants. The pain is bad, to control it and not to worry for the next one cause the next one. It don't my me depressed at all but the pain and the feeling is bad enough not to cause more serious issues with it. One more thing what I hear like he say the muscle loss. We all go to gym to Built muscle and to get fit and a body. At my ages my muscle are important I don't want to loose it. I am sitting on the fence and just don't know.....
@pika23 normally the first sign is a strange feeling but it is so quick to feel like a heart attack. The pain is bad. The pain even goes up to my yaw. You are right the first feeling does come and do think if I could just relax and not stress about the pain and just concentrate on breathing and take it slowly. I hate getting it!
Whenever I hear "for the rest of your life" when it comes to medicine, I know the doctor has given up on the patient. Sometimes lifetime medicines are necessary (like insulin for some Type 1 diabetics), but usually it's because the doctor gave the patient inappropriate lifestyle changes to deal with a problem and then when they didn't work, out comes the prescription pad. Similar thing happens with statins. Ozempic is just the latest in a long line of "lifetime" pharmaceuticals.
There are medications for progressive auto-immune disorders, such as my rheumatoid arthritis. That's a "for life" medication. Same with thyroid medication. Doesn't mean the doctor gave up. It means the body did. I can control my RA symptoms, but it's incurable. It WILL get worse, and there's nothing anybody can do about it.
Or the doctor has tried everything and the patient refuses. I worked in healthcare for 25 years. And I can tell you, people are not interested in change. And they're not interested in working at something. They want the pill to make it easy. Not everybody, but most people want the easy way out, and they are perfectly fine with taking a medication the rest of their lives. So, although I agree, the doctors are the issue sometimes not always.
@@nogames8982 My friend is a GP and she told me that a LOT of her patients have this mindset. But then... to bat that ball back across the net, it could also be argued that this mentality comes from being born and brought up in a society in which a pill for every ill is regarded as the norm. Maybe there needs to be more kickback and medics' training needs to change so the focus is on the root cause of health issues and not on papering over the cracks using ridiculously expensive pharmaceuticals.
Yep. I work in a primary care office and it is unbelievable how many people are on Ozempic and Wegovy. I am disturbed that the providers just write Rx's for these like candy.
I love Ozempic. I took it for 6months and never went over the .25 “starter” dose and lost 30lbs. I have been off it for 8months and gained back only 2lbs. I did a gradual taper at the end so took every 8 days then every 9 then 10 and so on till off it. Taking Ozempic was one of the best medical decisions I have ever made.
I took ozempic for 6 months and lost 8 lbs. I went off of it and now I have high triglycerides for the first time in my life. My triglycerides are always around 90 now they are 186 and I only took it for 6 months! Also while I was on it I started having massive anxiety attacks. Once I went off it took about 5 weeks for those to stop. I’ll never try any of those shots again.
I took it for T2 diabetes for about 3 months. I was able to get it for $25 a month under a program by the manufacturer. This stuff made me sicker than a dog. After increasing to the higher dose, I started noticing a lot of hair shed/loss. (normal thyroid function). Soon after injecting, it made me regurgitate and I threw up in my mouth quite frequently. I felt just awful and had to go off of it. My A1C only went down half a point, and I only lost about 4 pounds and a huge handful of hair from my crown area. Within a month of stopping, my hair came back, thank goodness.
In the New England Journal Of Medicine 3/18/21 there was an article about a 68 week case study of participants on 2.4MG of weekly Ozempic. The participants had body composition dexa scans before and after. Results, patients lost 15% of their starting body weight but 60% of the weight loss was fat and 40% muscle. A lot of muscle loss!!!
@Balletified true. Even with bariatric surgery losing weigh so fast you are going to lose a lot of muscle. The draw back if you gain the weight back it's all fat...
Thanks for this video, Dr. Berry! I have been on a carnivore diet for 16 months and while it did do great things for my glucose levels, I am one of those people who wasn’t losing weight on carnivore alone and my triglycerides weren’t coming down. I was a longtime (decades) Metformin user. I know this way of eating is doing fantastic things for my health, but I did agree to taking Ozempic, as a way to accelerate the weight loss to get out of obesity. Wish I had seen your video a few months ago, before I had started the Ozempic…I may have made a different decision. At any rate, the weight is now coming off and my HbA1c and glucose levels are finally down to normal levels. Given that I am eating the proper human diet, I’m hoping it will be possible for me to wean myself off the Ozempic once I’m out of the obese zone.
congrats on your success, I wish you a continued good experience, I need to lose about one hundred pounds, so I'm hoping, I can do that relatively quickly, I basically have the metabolisk of a speed bump past 50, so I'm hoping his willbe the kick inthe pants my body needs to get that going
I was 430 pounds and was constantly hungry. I avoided carbs as much as I could, lived off ground beef wrapped in lettuce, no cookies, no fries, no Chinese food, boring diet. I was hungry constantly and blood sugar just wouldn't get under control. Mounjaro finally helped shut the screaming 3 year old in my head up and my glucose monitor is finally within the range of high normal. So yeah, I might get taken out by Mounjaro but it'll probably still give me a few extra days compared to what I had before where my previous docs advice for losing weight was to be hungry and starve since keto wasn't working for me.
You had to of been eating some sort processed foods or some type of sugar that was causing you to spike your insulin levels to make you feel hungry all the time. These drugs can’t be the answer long term but to help you get to a better place nutritionally. You have to create willpower and destroy the neural link to eating bad foods.
@@JFitness88 ground beef and lettuce for months. Yeah I occasionally broke down and had a pizza but that was because months of ground beef and lettuce with homemade taco seasoning so I could make sure it has no sugar. Some of us are just metabolically broken and need the crutch. Will it work out for life? Probably not. But my choices are constant hunger or taking a weekly shot. In opting for the shot. It makes it a lot easier since I've moved to primarily sardines as my protein source to get to at least under 300.
Most people don't understand obesity for some of us eating right and exercise still can't lose weight ozempic is needed for some of us keto doesn't work low carb doesn't work either obesity is a disease
Dr has wanted me to take it as a T2D and I said no started carnivore lowered my A1c 2 whole points and ( have more to go) and he’s still trying to push it on me! I told him write it down that patient says hell no!
I got Ozempic script from my Endocrinologist. Took 3rd dose (50) at 10:00 pm on a Friday night. Woke up next morning at 6:00am. Both eyes were totally blurred. Monday saw my eye doctor who said it was my cataracs. I had no catarac symptoms. Was told i couldnt drive legally. Couldnt see traffic lights or signs. My husband had to drive me everywhere. I know the enzyme in Ozempic had attacked my cataracs. After 6 months decided to get my cataracs removed. My last post op eye exam has my eyesight at just under 20/20. Im not alone. FDA is aware of my situation along with Ozempic drug company. Please be careful taking these drugs. We dont know enough enough. My side effect was after 3 doses.
I would suggest as with any powerful drug that is interfering with many hormones and processes safety is a guess aided by likely big bribes and incentives to FDA. Danish govt has NOT approved OZ for use in their country, the Home Country of NovoNordisk😢😮😅
Was on it for a few months, but have now weaned myself off it by eating PHD, and it helped a lot with cravings. But hearing your video, I'm glad to be off it.
I gained back what little weight I lost plus 20 pounds when I kept getting sick and had to stop. Then, my blood sugar went through the roof and I had to go on insulin for the first time ever. Kept having flares and rashes . Not sure why. Hate I EVER went in Ozempic!
Thank you, Dr. Berry. I began taking Ozempic in early 2021; at the time, my A1c was out of control, and the next stop was insulin. However, it _might_ help me lose a little weight, my doctor said. I am currently taking Trulicity, an older drug in the same class, because I was unable to get Ozempic due to it being diverted by the weight loss industry. I also COMPLETELY revamped my diet, as well as exercising (I currently walk/run 5+ miles/day). I do isometric resistance exercises (pull ups, squats, pushups, oh god soooo many pushups). I have lost 150 lbs. Just under half my bodyweight, and I do not have the muscle loss that you bring up. Now, did the GLP-1 agonist do ALL of this? NO, absolutely and completely not. Both my GP and psychiatrist fall all over themselves to reassure me of this. On the diabetic dosage, I could have expected to lose 3-5% of my bodyweight, not 50%. But what the GLP-1 agonists, and Ozempic in particular, did for me was give me the strength of willpower to make those changes. By dampening my incessant hunger, I had the chance to take a breather, re-evaluate my choices, and change. Will I be on it forever? That is certainly a possibility, but it's not in my plans. Competitive bodybuilding, maybe... 🤣
+1. It gives me the willpower to eat the right way. One thing, those of us on Monteiro talk about is that it reduces the food noise. You cannot imagine how relieving it is to not have to think about food 24 seven. I’m back to eating healthy manner, I hope would be that I could stay on this and taper down over time.
People with obesity who take Ozempic or Wegovy to shed excess pounds might get an unexpected benefit. Results of a small experiment published May 9 in the journal Obesity suggest that drugs containing semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, might help reduce the risk of cancer. That’s because the study found that semaglutide restored the function of so-called “natural killer” cells, which play a role in fighting cancer but often don’t work properly in people with obesity.
Bravo! People that do not get the food noise, will never understand it. It will always be "get willpower"! I hate that. Do they not see how many diets we've all been on. Do they think we enjoy being fat? It's ridiculous. I applaud you. I take compound tirzepatide. Started 7/1. I started at 392 pounds! I could barely move. I hurt so bad. I've been on so many diets. I even had weightloss surgery! Unless the mind talk is fixed nothing works. I am 342 today. 50 pounds gone. I'm still hurting when walking but at least I'm not out of breath. The biggest thing is FOOD NOISE IS GONE!!! It's so nice to not be controlled by the thoughts of food all the time. But unless you live with this, they will always say this is an easy way out, and we are weak or whatever. I don't care. I don't plan on going off of it just for the quiet mind.
Shared with my sister in law, who went mostly keto and fixed her type 2 diabetes, but then asked for Ozempic to lose more weight. I thought that was nuts, to be honest. It worried me-who wants to add an unnecessary drug when you can control your issue with your nutrition? So, I am glad to see this video. My husband and I eat mostly carnivore these days. I'm 66 and hypothyroid for about 23 years, he's a 70 yr old disabled veteran with horrible chronic back and other joint pain and less strict than I am with it, but my BMI is in normal range and my body has reshaped itself though Ive been stalled for a couple of years (but stalled at about 10 lb above what I consider my ideal weight so not all bad!). I don't obsess about my weight anymore and don't have to because this way of eating controls it with ease. I have more lean muscle mass than in my 30's and can heft those 50# feed bags to hoof to the barn for the chickens. I could not do that 20 years ago. Thanks so much ~Cynthia
@@marlenegold280 Vitamin D deficency is the most likely reason for winter illnesses also Vitamin D prevents type 2 diabetes. Fish oil reduces joint pain. I try to eat salmon twice a week on its own or with lemon juice.
I started Ozempic December 2022 for weight loss. Started at the smallest dose and now at 1.0 so far I have lost 60 pounds. I was morbidly obese. I reseated also listened to my doctor and other users. I also changed how I eat. I finally am starting to have my life back. I still have 100 more pounds to loose. Only side effects for me is constipation, which manage. I feel once all my weight is off I will be able to keep it off.
Am impressed with ozampic. Since taking it have lost over 40kg,my diabetes has stabilized so no longer need insulin and have got a full driving licence back now that not need insulin. As an added bonus only check my sugar once every ten days and most times between 7 and 9 well within desired range.
I saw my doctor today and he mentioned ozempic and kesimpta. I’m not diabetic. I told him I had no interest in shots of any kind. I’m doing IF and while it’s going slow, it’s going and I believe it is a solution I can live very well with, without shots, pills, or surgeries. I suggested to him that he read The Obesity Code, which he has never heard of. I think I need a new doctor.
Most doctors are honestly just like us. The only thing they’re informed on is pharmaceuticals and marketing them. Here and there you have doctors that won’t push you drugs. It definitely sounds like you need a new doctor. That’s insane.
@@aloveaffairwithself it’s insane that a doctor merely mentioned a medication to help someone with a serious problem with obesity that shortens life, which the person to date has been unsuccessful in overcoming? Sounds sane to me.
@@BestLifeMD The problem isn’t that he mentioned the medication. The problem is that doctors are taught to give us pharmaceuticals, even though there are natural alternatives that can help us without all the side effects. I have PCOS. Not once had my primary talked to me about my diet or things I can do naturally to help it. At every point, the doctors recommended birth control, metformin, spironalactone, finasteride… And when I started losing weight to get in a healthy range by listening to doctors on RU-vid such as this guy and Jason Fung, then I finally met a doctor who didn’t want to give me drugs for my problem.
@@aloveaffairwithself if you could do it on your own, then why did you go to a doctor? If you go to a doctor asking for help, that infers that you couldn’t do it ( lose weight) without help. They will give you the options. Why would that make a person mad? I just don’t get it.
My doctor prescribed it and told me I would die if I didn't take it. She meant well when she scared me. It made me get more serious about my T2D. I took a course on nutrition and realized the trick was to cut out the carbs. Then I found Ken Berry and all the rest. Never injected Ozempic luckily. Hope you feel better soon.
@@nickbardan3867 I spent time studying Nutrition at university. It was never mentioned. It was thought that carbs improved athletic performance! So yeah, it's easy to be mislead by authority.
I think I must have extremely tough insulin resistance, as even after 3 months of strict carnivore, I didn’t lose, but gained 5 kilos! Years ago I took duramin, it worked so well, until it stopped working & back came on all the weight & extra. Also think I got an extra gift of permanent heart palpitations & definitely lost a lot of muscle tone. As tempting as ozempic is, I’ll be watching on the sidelines.
I tried both Keto and Carnivore and none of them resulted in significant weight loss. My body just adjusted quick to new diet (like any other diet previously) and retained the usual weight. So Im thinking about Oz, thought very scared cause if there gastro-intestinal side effects with any med - it gonna be me.
I know this is off topic for this video but I just started my half carnivore way of eating the last couple days. I am slowly working my way into a carnivore way of eating. Currently at 184 pounds, I'm 5' 7" and should be at 150 pounds. I have always loved meat, and everything else lol. So am slowly working my way into a mostly carnivore way of eating. I had to stop eating oatmeal everyday for breakfast to get my insulin resistance under control. Wish me luck! 🙂
How is not eating grains, nuts, fruits and vegetables unhealthy though? I still don't get carnivore diet when all it does is contribute to a worse overall environment especially when many are endorsing and normalizing it. If you have any reason or sources that may explain your decision please send it my way.
@@josephdahdouh2725 Ever since animals roamed the earth, carnivorism was an kntegral part of the ecology. Still is, except for the industrialisation of eating. Wash your Mars bar down with Coca Cola. You are also " swallowing" the publicity of the vested interests....same group which talk about climate change (suddenly no longer " warming "), cure all drugs , education corruptio and economy manipulation (no gold standard ..just unlimited digital currency.) Some wake up, many do not..which is why the common agenda continues.
I live in Ontario, Canada. I've never had type 2 diabetes (and doctors have admitted it) but on paper it says I do. A few years ago they got me to try the lowest starting dose of metformin and it put me on the floor twice with extremely low blood sugar. I literally had to eat some sugar and lay there trying to get it back up. I took my hba1c from 6.7 to 5.7 in about a year just with diet but I think due to my medications (propranolol and Clonazepam) the weight won't come off. So my doctor got me a OHIP covered prescription for ozempic. They lied and said I couldn't take metformin for some reason, to get it to me for free. I told them I didn't want it. I only think my blood sugar was high because I used to drink alcohol. I'm pretty sure that's how I gained the weight but I have a few other problems, nodules on my thyroid gland (1 very large that they've checked every year for over a decade) the Clonazepam that I take as an anticonvulsant etc. All this crap could be my thyroid. But getting back to the point, I don't over eat or anything and doctors have admitted it by my blood sugar. I don't even check it anymore because all my results were non diabetic for years. But I KNEW not to take Ozempic as a "weight loss" drug. Especially after the way they tried to talk me into it like drug dealers and even though I said I didn't want it they LIED to get me a free prescription acting like they were helping me. I never touched it. I never picked up the prescription. I reckoned I'd leave it for the people that needed it. As soon as I googled it a couple years ago I saw that there was a shortage of the drug due to the amount of people using it as a weight loss drug. So my instinct was that patients were being used as lab rats for a study. I'm glad I never touched it.
see Dr Berry's vids on Proper Human Diet and Ben Bickman's vids on insulin resistance. insulin resistance is the primary cause of most disease. Ozempic and the other drugs up your insulin to bring glucose down. it will compound your insulin resistance The PHD cured my NAFLD, pre-diabeties, CKD, high BP, increased testosterone, and lost 40lbs. try it!!!
It's sickening how doctors have become drug dealers. My 82 year old dad was just put on this drug by his prescription lose doctor. He's already on like 10 other meds. He said he has lost weight and that's good. So he is sticking with it. I am going to show him this video. ...and all the comments.
One of the side effects with ozempic is possible tumors on your thyroid it says it in the paper work that comes with ozempic ask my how I know😞.so you may have dodged a bullet😮good for you,do not take any meds you don’t absolutely need to survive,these Dr must get kick backs for every drug they can get you on
Thank you Dr. Berry. The medical system in the USA is on a major downfall. I believe that the best thing people can do with their health is take responsibility and control of themselves and do whatever it takes to become healthy as humanly possible to avoid becoming dependent on the medical system.
I have 2 friends taking Ozempic for weight loss. I'm just using a ketovore diet. We all started on Jan 1 2024. I've lost about 3/4 of the weight that they have lost. I've lost 29lbs and both of them have lost about 40lbs. They are both doing well and have only had minor nausea for side effects, at least short term. Honestly, I think I'll take the natural way, even though it will certainly take longer and require more dedication. I try not to put many pharmaceuticals in my body if I can help it. No negative side effects to a good diet.
@@gavinl4388 They say they know the risks, so they can make their own decisions. Neither one says they are going to stay on the drug much longer as both of them are close to their weight goal. I'm curious to see how they do once they come off of it.
I have ozempic sitting in my frig and can't bring myself to take it. I have been praying and waiting on a sign from God. This is it! Thank you for the video, I know that I am not taking it now.
well i am using ozempic and honestly it changed my life for good ! i was pre diabetic and was not able to break my eating habits and bing eating this was taking tool on mental health and self worth i’ve tried every thing but still was not able to get rid of my weight ozempic really helped me to break my food addiction and lost 41 pounds and no my weight did not came back if anyone want to try ozempic/wegovy plz goo for it it will change your life for good 😊
God definitely doesn’t want you to take bigpharma drugs. God has all we need in natural medicine free of chemicals and additives. We should rely on Him with our health, not bigpharma
So I started the Carnivore diet three weeks ago. I’ve lost 20 lbs down from 308. My eyesight is better which blew my mind. My arthritis in my knee and my hands are almost completely gone. I have type 2 diabetes and stopped the Ozempic two weeks ago. My morning glucose was 96! It wasn’t that good even with Ozempic. !!!! I feel great and am eating raw filets and eggs! I have tons of energy and my sleep is really different in a good way. I am shocked at the level of improvements in just 3 weeks… Im 50 years old next month and I’m on my way to my goal of getting down to my high school weight of 250! I’m excited about my life and the quality of it!! Thanks for this channel and Jordan Peterson!!
I am currently on it. 8 weeks now. Haven’t felt like myself since. This past Friday I did my weekly injection and I have been vomiting and having stomach pains. I went to the ER last night because I almost fainted. I lost 15 lbs but being sick losing weight is not worth it. This past Friday was my last injection!!!!
I was told by my endocrinologist that Byetta/Bydureon was a wonder drug and I had to have it as I was reacting poorly to the other type 2 diabetes medications I had tried. I ended up having severe palpitations and my GP thankfully told me to stop taking it! She actually asked me why I'd put up with the side effects for 6mths (I was told they'd improve!) I did lose weight (but have since put it all back on plus more) but my HbA1c was rising despite eating a decent diet. I was then properly diagnosed as type 1! Far out! Thank you Dr Berry for telling the truth .... I'm listening to you now and my GP is more than willing to look outside of the mainstream medical 'recommendations'. Just enjoyed the most delicious bacon and eggs breakfast 😊
NOzempic is BAD 😢 I was pushed to take it and after months of listening, consented to trying it. I gave it a long time to start working but all it did was kept me very sick and in bed a lot. No change in my diabetis at all. They told me they would prefer I don't do keto, but after much research we (hubby and I) decided to try keto and voila...diabetes is gone, liver is smooth and diabetes teams jaws dropped.😊 By the way, I didn't lose weight with ozempic, husband and I each lost 100 pounds with keto.
Really??? Outrageous. You need to spend some time finding a Primary Care physician that you trust - ideally in an integrated care practice/Health Maintenance Organization.
@@maudethebroad They hold doctorate of pharmacology degrees, but they certainly aren’t doctors of medicine. They don’t examine or treat patients. They don’t prescribe medication. That said, I’ve known a few pharmacists I’d trust more than a lot of doctors. Vets too!
I have been keto for years and also carnivore for 8 months and loads only two pounds. I am currently on GLP1 AND keto and I have finally lost 20 lbs in 6 months.
I mean this respectfully - but if you were actually carnivore (zero packaged “carnivore” snacks) for 8 months and you only lost 2 lbs then you’re simply eating too much - it’s physically impossible to be zero carb and not lose weight unless you’re overeating. I’m a pharmacist - Dr Berry is right, Ozempic is going to be a disaster with how many people are on it. If u can do carnivore then just fast 18hrs every other day and you’ll lose weight but Ozempic is going to turn out badly for a lot of people - it may be 1yr or 5yrs but it’s going to have major unintended consequences
I could not lose weight for over 13 years and went full blown carnivore and lost about 20 lbs (could NEVER get out of the 180’s until now and I’m only 5’4”) but my blood sugar was still high after 5 months of carnivore. Then started taking Berberine and GLP-1 Semaglutide and dropped another 25 lbs and my blood sugar FINALLY dropped! Been on it for about 6 months
OZ had helped me 100% I have dealt with FATTY LIVER for past ten years and A1C high. I’ve tried everything to loose weight. Nothing worked. Last Feb22 started .25. List 25 lbs A1C down and also liver enzymes down noticeably. I came off OZ and did not regain anything (November). Th semiglutide helped me change the way I eat. And I’ve kept that going. Since being off OZ I’ve not lost anymore weight. I’m starting my second go with OZ and in 3 weeks have lost 3 lbs so far. It’s curbed my cravings nicely. I’m also taking TUDCA in the morning one pill I’ve done that since January. Bloodwork just showed my liver enzymes almost normal A1C 5.6. For the past post menopause years nothing helped. I kept getting referred to liver specialists nobody told me how to help my stupid system work. I’m 64 and for the first time in 10 years I’ve got more energy and am so happy I see numbers coming down. No exercise or diet worked. Nothing could help my willpower OZ WORKED helping me. I have watched you for years. Trust me I needed this help.
I cannot believe the timing of this video! It popped up as I was literally waiting in my docs office after her mentioning this pill to help me lose weight and rid sugar out of my body! She brought it up months ago and I finally decided after trying everything to lose weight to go see her about this! I had my appt and watched this whole video and decided against taking it.
That's great news. You might consider going very low carb or carnivore. Both me and my boss managed to remit our diabetes and lose a lot of weight with only diet (low carb).
I think we need more videos like this. My doctor explained that Ozempic curbs your cravings to eat, and slows,the food through the bowels so you feel full. I personally don’t crave food, but had trouble losing weight because I am not doing cardio as much due to recovering from bilateral QTR. My MD put me on Phentermine and I lost 10lb the first month and felt 20 yrs younger because I was also able to think more clearly.. It was not covered by insurance but was only $16 for a month supply vs. $1,300 for Ozempic.
Glad I scrolled down. I have 20 pounds to lose. Seems like nothing, but I’m 52 and last couple of years I’ve gained weight. I eat healthy and work out 5 to 6 days a week. So what’s wrong? Dr said to do my research on Wegovy. Just unsure
I know this doesn't happen to everybody, but 48 hours after my first ozempic I started vomiting and extreme runny bowels began. The next day I was ok. So I tried it again this week, and sure enough, terrible nausea and awful uncontrollable diarrhea. I'm 74, been nauseous many times in my life, but never as bad as with this stuff! I lost 126 lbs a few years ago with keto, then gained 50 pounds back. If I want to lose more weight, I'll just do keto again.
I tried ozempic 2x and I had nausea so bad and I tried everything to fix it but it wouldn’t go away till the ozempic was out of my system. I think it’s our bodies way of telling us not to take it! Best of luck to you.
my sister is diabetic and her dr. had her try Ozempic (gave her trial doses) and she was sooooo sick (with same issues mentioned) and she also said her stomach actually hurt. So she had to go back to her other diabetic meds. I may mention my sister has IBS so that may be the reason for the severe reaction?
I took it for diabetes. I took the lowest dose and it made me sick too. But I took truelicity (2 different doses) both that also made me sick too. So now I watch what I eat. It was not for me
awesome. how long did the 126 take to lose? how low were your carbs? did you exercise during that loss? i want to do all i can and get off this stuff. thanx
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