A diabetic patient named John Hallam, 82, is facing difficulties in obtaining the necessary medicine, Ozempic, to manage his blood sugar due to a shortage. According to Diabetes UK, supplies of Ozempic are not expected to stabilize until mid-2024.
By Hayley Coyle & Becki ThomasA diabetic is struggling to get the medicine he needs to manage his blood sugar due to a shortage.It is part of a group of drugs recently popular with celebrities using it as a weight loss aid.
Mr Hallam, from Lincoln, has had type 2 diabetes for 33 years and said Ozempic was "vital and very beneficial" to him. "I feel very annoyed and frustrated that people can buy it privately and are denying people who rely on it," he told the BBC.GP David Sheehan, diabetes lead at Nettleham Medical Practice in Lincoln, said the group of drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes have become widespread among celebrities like Elon Musk, who has endorsed them as a weight loss aid.
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