Injectable drugs used for weight loss are fueling a frenzy right now, but high demand is putting a strain on availability.
Semaglutide medications were originally used to fight Type 2 diabetes. The added benefit of weight loss has caused people without diabetes to fight for its use.
But without insurance, the drugs can be costly.
Michelle Vought and Milton Shelter are both prediabetic with stressful jobs, and looking to lose weight.
Shelter suffered a knee injury while on the job. He said his extra weight made rehab on his knee harder. Vought said she’s struggled with her weight and has a family history of diabetes.
The recent popularity of injectable drugs being used for weight loss triggered an urge for the couple to give it a try.
“I know that people that have taken it, it was hard for them to get it. It was expensive,” Shelter said, “because of course, the insurance won’t cover it.”
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