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Healthcare experts have issued a new warning about the side effects of Ozempic.
The self-injectable weight loss drug, designed to treat type-2 diabetes, has been around in Hollywood for years but has now made it mainstream.
Like all strong medications the GLP-1 drugs come with a number of side effects including nausea, dizziness, gassiness and dehydration among others.
Experts have now revealed another, more aesthetic side effect, 'Ozempic hands'.
According to the experts: “Ozempic hands is the visible thinning of fingers that can occur during rapid weight loss.”
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Pharmacist and nutritional therapist Deborah Grayson told MailOnline: “As with weight loss in general, fat loss doesn't happen evenly across the body.
“The hands, which naturally have very little fat to begin with, can appear bonier or slimmer as a result,” she added.
The therapist also noted that it’s not a direct side effect of Ozempic but rather a ‘visual consequence of rapid fat loss’.
Although experts reassure that Ozempic hands are nothing to worry about, thin skin on the hands is a visible sign of aging, which may be a scare for some people.
The medications contain semaglutide or tirzepatide to mimic the GLP-1 and GIP hormones naturally produced after eating a meal.
They help people lose weight by making them feel full and therefore have less desire to eat.
The news of Ozempic hands comes as a simulation posted by Zack D. Films on YouTube showed the reality of losing a large amount of weight in a short amount of time.
The video explains that once the drug enters your bloodstream, it stabilizes your blood sugar and consequently reduces your appetite.
“Then it slows down how fast your stomach empties food, which keeps you feeling full for longer after a meal,” the narration explains.
The animated video then warns “ it can make some people feel sick and even give them diarrhoea," with a rather gross graphic to go with it.
In the last scene, it shows a graphic visualisation of the Ozempic user soiling themselves.
A spokesperson from a company making the weight-loss drug, Novo Nordisk, told LADbible: "Patient safety is of the utmost importance, and we recommend patients take these medications for their approved indications and under the supervision of a healthcare professional.”
