Not Shar using diabetes jab to diet is OK
Ozempic shouldn’t be for vanity
BEFORE the start of this year I’d never heard of Ozempic – it could have been flower fertiliser for all I knew.
Sure, I have a friend on medication for diabetes and an aunt with blood issues but I’d never known the name of the medication they are on, nor would it be any of my business.
But along comes Ozempic and now it seems like it’s everywhere.
Coming from a family of doctors and psychiatrists I am very aware of the necessity for pills and potions to prolong life, the medications that serve to alleviate chronic disease and pain, and help those who need it.
Ozempic was developed to tackle obesity, which is now recognised as a health crisis, not pander to the vanity of body dysmorphic Hollywood.
It is licensed in Ireland for managing weight, for people who have type 2 diabetes.
But now it seems people are ignoring the specific criteria and are trying to get it ‘off licence’ to battle the bulge.
Case in point is former X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne, who has sparked this Ozempic debate among my friends and I.
Recent stark pictures of Sharon on Pier Morgan’s Uncensored TV show showed her dramatic weight loss.
The 70-year-old’s face highlighted this as she admitted to using the drug: “I didn’t want to go this thin,” she told Piers. “It’s time to stop.” Back in June
Sharon revealed she’d lost over two stone; Ozempic had helped her achieve this new look.
Speaking to E! News, she said: “In my life, the heaviest I was [was] 230 pounds and I’m now under 100.
“And I want to maintain at about 105 because I’m too skinny.
“But I’m trying to have a healthy balance.”
But is it healthy to take a drug prescribed for those who need it for medical reasons – obesity and/or diabetes – for vanity?
I’m perturbed to hear friends of mine want to sniff it out.
“Why bother doing Weight Watchers or pounding hours at the gym when you can just jab?” is what I’m hearing. Sure isn’t every celebrity using it so what harm?! Sharon Osbourne told Piers: “I took [the injection] for four months and I lost 30lbs, but like everything, there’s no quick recipe.
“I was very sick for a couple of months. I just felt nauseous, my stomach was upset.”
Amy Schumer has come out and said that the side effects for her have been catastrophic.
Half of Tinseltown has been accused of taking the drug, with every celebrity weight loss now put under the microscope.
The 95th Oscars award ceremony couldn’t escape the Ozempic obsession, with Jimmy Kimmel joking “Everybody looks so great. When I look around, I can’t help but wonder ‘Is Ozempic right for me?’.
My concern is the message this sends about the ‘quick fix’ and how this is seen as a way to get the jiggle down.
This surge and and the seemingly nonchalant attitude that you can finally get the jawline you’ve always wanted with a jab is worrying.
For those who need it to treat diabetes and other chronic conditions absolutely it’s a necessity.
For the celebrities that do it to lose a few pounds, the ramifications both socially and psychologically feel grim.