Since the cost of meds such as Ozempic is a part of this thread, I'm jumping in with a slightly off topic comment. Ozempic is so ridiculously expensive because it's become a popular drug with the crowd trying to lose weight. I was put on it by an endocrinologist because I was diagnosed as diabetic a little over three months ago. I'm on original Medicare with supplementals, one for prescription. Recently spoke with my insurance agent and, yep, I'm already on the best one regarding this drug. I have to meet my deductible over the course of, I think, 8 months and then I pay $0 for the Ozempic. My son-in-law, who is not at all overweight but is diabetic, is also on it. He has private insurance, of course. He pays $30 for Ozempic a month. It will no longer matter for me since my body has not tolerated it well at all. Over three months on the stuff and I've only gotten sicker. My numbers are all terrific now and I have definitely lost a lot of weight--probably because I can barely get anything down and even some of that does not stay down. I get dizzy and frequently feel like I'm going to pass out. I can't go out and do anything much. I sit with a bucket nearby. And I am not doing it anymore!!! I'm officially off Ozempic! A little nausea in the beginning is supposed to be normal with this stuff. My body's reaction isn't. But I'm hearing that I'm not alone. I truly did not have these problems before so I'm just putting this out there.
