> [...] to Bucklew’s surprise, her Medicare Advantage plan covered it even
> though she wasn’t diabetic, charging just a $25 monthly copay.
> [...] Then her Medicare plan notified her that it would no longer cover
> the drug [...] With coverage denied, Bucklew became part of an unsettlingly
> large group: older adults who begin taking GLP-1s and related drugs [...] and
> then stop taking them within months.
This feels like it's really straining the facts to jam them into a narrative, then mostly fails to construct one. Is it an article about drug side effects? Insurance fraud? Health benefits of GLP-1s? Medicare policy?
Strangely, it feels like something that would actually have been more coherent if it had been written by an LLM.
AndrewKemendo•1mo ago
There are no shortcuts to holistic health.
In a sick and corrupt environment the worn path is harmful by default.
djohnston•1mo ago
I agree with that.
> I thought it would take a decade for the side effects to catch up with people but this is way faster than expected.
Regarding the side effects, nothing seemed beyond the realm of what you'd read on the outside of an OTC cold medication. I'm not a doctor but they don't seem that severe.
AndrewKemendo•1mo ago
Are you credulous to what product and drug producers post on a label? Why would you ever believe that?
toomuchtodo•1mo ago
(both my partner and I, early 40s, are on a GLP-1, with no side effects; we’ve each lost ~40lbs in 4-5 months)
AndrewKemendo•1mo ago
There’s no biologically free way to lose weight that quickly without massive downstream effects, SOMETHING is going to eventually come out like it always does.
The fact that people are making conclusions with less than 5 years of evidence is why we’re always screwed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenfluramine/phentermine
toomuchtodo•1mo ago
https://intermountainhealthcare.org/blogs/article/your-frien...
> Are GLP-1s safe? What are the side effects? > GLP-1s have been extensively studied and are considered safe when prescribed and monitored by a healthcare provider.
With all of this said, I'm open to having a mutually agreed upon subject matter expert provide the equivalent of an opinion letter on the safety of GLP-1RAs at my (reasonable and customary) cost. Feel free to propose one.
solumunus•1mo ago