News 12 Staff
Jul 25, 2021, 6:19pm
Updated on: Jul 25, 2021, 9:16pm
Doctors in the tri-state are are using a new treatment to help patients loseweight.
The self-inject pen is called Wegovy and doctors say itsgetting patients weight under control and helping with other issues that goalong with it.
Endocrinologist at Stamford Healths Cardio Metabolic Clinic Dr. Maria Asnissays it helps with weight-related medical problems including high bloodpressure, cardiac disease, liver dysfunction, kidney dysfunction and sugardysfunction.
She says it also makes them feel fullfaster.
Dr. Asnis says the medication boosts production ofa hormone produced naturally in the small intestine.
It improves how the bodys processing of carbs by improving insulinsensitivity, Asnis says.
Asnis says the drug makes people feelfull faster, but comes with several side effects, including acid reflux andnausea.
The doctor says payment will have to be negotiated with major carriers - Medicare and Medicaid.
A lower dose version of the treatment,Ozempic, is typically covered as a diabetes treatment.
Research shows that patients on Wegovy, along with strategic eating andexercise planning, lose nearly 15% of their body weight in a little over ayear.
Dr. Asnis saysthe patients are grateful when they get help with their struggle.
Some of the things they say are this has changed my life, I feel like me again,Im proud to go out, Asnis says. I feel healthier, I feel good, I have somuch energy.
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