Most people don't take medications for one of their side effects, but a group of diabetes

medications has become an exception to this.

Drugs like Ozempec and Wagovi are making headlines not for their ability to treat diabetes,

but for the weight loss that comes with taking them.

When I look around this room, I can't help but wonder, is Ozempec right for me?

This is a drug that's a drug that's committed to the most important drug in the world.

But the use of these medications isn't a joke, especially for patients who need them and

can't get them.

I'm a diabetic, I'm 65 years old.

It's impossible to get to medication because now that people want to line up and do weight

loss on diabetes medication, diabetic's have to scramble to see if they can save themselves.

I'm in the midst of trying to reverse my diabetes through diet, exercise and lifestyle.

It's the only way I can save myself with certainty, and I have to beg and plead for the

medication that could save my life.

Scott, thanks for that message.

Companies are taking note of the high demand for these medications for weight loss.

Last week, weight watchers announced it will acquire a telehealth operator called sequence

to prescribe these drugs.

But a rise in demand for these medications is light to shortages.

And then there's the cost.

Without insurance, they can run more than $1,000 a month.

And a potentially life-saving medication be available to those whose lives aren't at

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