GLP and Teens
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Anonymous
| Are any of your older teens on a GLP? |
Anonymous
| Not older, my daughter is 13 and on one. |
Anonymous
| Is she on the shot or the pill? Did you get it through her pediatrician? |
Anonymous
| Don’t have a child on it- but closely know a few kids on injections and they have done great on them. I hope it’s helpful for your child |
Anonymous
NP - how does it work for teens? Will they be on it for life? |
Anonymous
| I read an article earlier today of that Columbia, MD man who went blind on Ozempic. Apparently it's a known a side effect? Obviously, be careful and swith anything. No, I sont know any children on it. Only T2 diabetic adults. |
Anonymous
You don’t only know adult with diabetes on these shots. The many other adults in your life just aren’t telling you about it. And no, we are not becoming blind. Go over and read in the weight loss forum. I’m on one and many other people I know. My teen was struggling with weight and had to see a specialist for an unrelated medical issue. After a few appointments, a GLP-1 came up as one option. He did not want to do this and was able to lose weight through diet and exercise. So they are prescribed to teens. He was 17 at the time. |
Anonymous
The shot. She started before the pill came out, and I’m not convinced she’ll remember to take a pill every day. We see a pediatric endocrinologist who recommended she go on it. |
Anonymous
| I didn’t think the pill was available for minors—is it? (I have a kid who is thinking about it, but is def afraid of the shot idea) |
Anonymous
The pill isn’t ideal - you have to take it fasting. Not only on an empty stomach, but you then can’t eat or drink anything but water for a few hours. That would be hard to manage for a teen. |
Anonymous
I think that depends on the individual and how much control they are able to have on their intake. Once they reach goal weight they can come off and see how things go. After being on it for a few years, you can learn what portions your body needs to maintain a weight and try to replicate that off the med. Some people can’t though, and are driven back to over eating. |
Anonymous
| Teens can lose weight. Buy a treadmill, not a shot. |
Anonymous
It’s impossible for some to out run their drive to overeat. |
Anonymous
Then a parent needs to help them. If they can’t improve their impulse control it would be tough love time. They can’t eat what you don’t buy. |
Anonymous
Clearly you don’t have older teens…at this age they have jobs and drive. Doesn’t matter unfortunately how healthy the food in your house is they can buy whatever they want |