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Infomerial Saguera Ozempic, a few years ago, most of us had never even heard of it.
And today it is hard to avoid hearing about it.
The slimming side effects of diabetes drugs Ozempic and Manjaro have made them very popular for weight loss.
More than 9 million people are now taking the prescription weight loss drug along with similar drugs like Wigovi and roe.
Ozempic has been showing up all over social media and Hollywood and award shows.
Oprah reveals she's on weight loss medication.
The celeb recently made headlines for her body transformation after hitting the red carpet for the color purple premiere, rocking a stunning dress that showed off her slim figure.
But what about the rest of us?
Doctor Mara Gordon is a family medicine practitioner in New Jersey, and she considers herself to be a size inclusive doctor.
So I like weight inclusive.
I like size inclusive.
I like weight neutral.
It's really medicine that tries to step away from our obsession with weight and body size in medicine.
Recently, many of Doctor Gordon's own patients have been asking her about Ozempic, telling her they're interested in a prescription.
They want to try this magical weight loss drug.
Doctor Gordon says the results of this have been surprising, some good, some bad, some totally unexpected.
Medicine's complicated.
That's why I'm in this field, because I like it and I like the messiness of it.