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> I wish I could try Ozempic. Maybe it would fix me. But I'm not diabetic, so my doc won't give it to me.

Wegovy (which is the same drug, with a different name) is licensed for weight loss, if you fulfill certain criteria:

adult patients with an initial body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m2 or greater (obesity) or 27 kg/m2 or greater (overweight) in the presence of at least one weight-related comorbid condition (e.g., hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, or dyslipidemia) [0]

[0] https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2023/21...