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Abstract Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is a chronic autoimmune disease caused by the immune-mediated destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells, resulting in the lifelong need for exogenous insulin
Legal claims revolving around Ozempic lawsuits are typically filed by individuals who have experienced significant health issues that they attribute to the medications use
What are the long-term side effects
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The medication is officially intended for clinically obese patients (body mass index, or BMI, over 30), or with a BMI over 27 and a weight-related health condition
No real-world 10-year data exist to guide their use across that span, and there are not even shared rules on how to stop
