> Because it's pretty likely some of these have negative long term effects. And some of those long-term effects are probably pretty serious.
> Many people taking these kind of drugs are gambling with their well being. No doubt that in many cases that gamble is worth it.
You use the word "gamble" and it is correct, but the connotation is a negative one.
We take a risk in everything we do. We seldom know the long term effects of anything. Right now I drink tea, and I drink tea quite often. Is this healthy? Does it have long term negative effects?
With GLP-1 medications, deciding to not take one, if you are overweight, is also a gamble. A pretty huge one. Obesity very often leads to type-2 diabetes, and the first step is prediabetes. Should someone with high BMI and high A1C avoid GLP-1 because we don't yet know the long term effects? We do know the long term effects of being overweight.
> Many people taking these kind of drugs are gambling with their well being. No doubt that in many cases that gamble is worth it.
You use the word "gamble" and it is correct, but the connotation is a negative one.
We take a risk in everything we do. We seldom know the long term effects of anything. Right now I drink tea, and I drink tea quite often. Is this healthy? Does it have long term negative effects?
With GLP-1 medications, deciding to not take one, if you are overweight, is also a gamble. A pretty huge one. Obesity very often leads to type-2 diabetes, and the first step is prediabetes. Should someone with high BMI and high A1C avoid GLP-1 because we don't yet know the long term effects? We do know the long term effects of being overweight.