GLP-1 for life, ya'll?

I wasted so much of my life stressing about food and calories. This lets me focus on other things, and I'm fine with taking it forever.
 
Just a reminder that if you are taking this for diabetes, and it's working, you are still a diabetic. If you stop the meds, your glucose will go up again. So, yeah, you'll probably need to stay on something like this long-term.
 
It's been about 5 years for me on this stuff for diabetes. Lost maybe 15 lbs initially, but gained it back. Don't really notice any effects anymore except for some indigestion if I eat late. Still hungry most of the time.
 
Light_Life said:
It's been about 5 years for me on this stuff for diabetes. Lost maybe 15 lbs initially, but gained it back. Don't really notice any effects anymore except for some indigestion if I eat late. Still hungry most of the time.
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Oh no! Have you talked to your doctor about maybe switching to something else?
 
The framing of long-term medication versus the alternative options makes the cost-benefit calculation straightforward. Managing a chronic condition with medication over time is how most chronic conditions get managed - the only reason it feels different is that obesity did not previously have an effective pharmaceutical treatment. The comparison to the alternatives is the right frame.
 
The first crypto transfer for this stuff is legitimately stressful - no receipts, no customer service, no recourse if something goes wrong. That nervousness is rational. Once it lands you stop holding your breath, but the first one is genuinely different from other financial risks most people have managed.
 
800-calorie floors are unsustainable long-term - GLP-1 for maintenance is viable once the dose is dialed for holding not losing.
 
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