Topic: Ozempic
GLP-1s: Medicine, wellness or vanity?
Over the past few years, GLP-1 medications have moved from the world of diabetes treatment into mainstream wellness culture, raising a question many people are quietly asking: are we taking them because we need them, or because we want to?
Losing it: Inside Cayman’s weight-loss fixation
Cayman’s weight-loss fixation reflects a health crisis shaped by social pressure, pharma, fitness culture and the promise of rapid results.
Beyond Ozempic: A prescription for Cayman’s obesity crisis
From school meals to food labelling standards, contributors to our mini-series on Cayman's obesity crisis highlight a range of solutions.
Fighting Fat: Ozempic and Cayman’s obesity epidemic
Thousands of people in Cayman are using ‘skinny jabs’ like Ozempic as a weight loss aid amid an obesity epidemic that is stretching the healthcare system to the limit.
Pharmacists on alert for counterfeit Ozempic weight-loss drug
After a local pharmacy reported a shipment of counterfeit Ozempic medication, pharmacists throughout the Cayman Islands are being warned to be on the lookout for fake versions of the popular weight-loss drug.
Ozempic for weight loss: A dietitian’s opinion
With many people flocking to the doctor’s office to get a prescription for the ‘miracle’ weight loss drug, Ozempic, you may be wondering, “Is this right for me?”
UK bans use of diabetes drug for weight loss
The UK government has issued an alert to weight-loss clinics in Britain to stop prescribing Ozempic-type medications to slimmers, in a bid to combat a shortage of the drug, which his widely used to treat diabetics.
Weight-loss clamour leading to shortage of diabetes drug
Ozempic and similar drugs have been growing as the go-to treatment for type 2 diabetes in Cayman, but their recent popularity as weight-loss tools locally and worldwide is leading to a shortage of the medication for diabetics.
