Search Weight Loss Topics:




Feb 13

‘On the Record’: Weight loss shots – WPBF West Palm Beach

Lose Weight Comments Off on ‘On the Record’: Weight loss shots – WPBF West Palm Beach

'On the Record': Weight loss shots

Updated: 2:46 PM EST Feb 11, 2024

WEIGHT OFTEN LEADS PEOPLE TO QUICK AND POPULAR SOLUTIONS. NOW, GETTING REGULAR INJECTIONS HAS GAINED EPIC MOMENTUM AND GETTING THESE SHOTS IS MOVED FROM SOMETHING ONLY FOR THE WEALTHY AND FAMOUS TO FINDING THEIR WAY INTO THE MAINSTREAM FOR MANY. SO TODAY WE DIVE INTO THE UNCHARTED TERRITORY OF WEIGHT LOSS INJECTIONS AND THE POTENTIAL RISKS. LETS GO ON THE RECORD FROM WPBF 25. THIS IS ON THE RECORD WITH TODD MCDERMOTT. DRUGS INITIALLY APPROVED TO TREAT TYPE TWO DIABETES, SUCH AS OZEMPIC AND WEGOVY, ARE NOW BEING WIDELY USED FOR WEIGHT LOSS. THIS MORNING WE ARE GOING TO HEAR THE EXPLANATION OF HOW THEY WORK, THE SIDE EFFECTS AND ANY POSSIBLE RISKS. HERE TO GO ON THE RECORD WITH. ME IS DOCTOR ABRAHAM BETANCOURT FROM GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER IN WEST PALM BEACH. DOCTOR, THANKS FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION. LETS TALK FIRST ABOUT THESE WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS. THEY BOTH CONTAIN THE SAME INGREDIENTS. SEMAGLUTIDE. IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DRUGS OR IS IT JUST BRAND NAME? UH, ONE IS BRAND NAME. AND THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT OR DIFFERENT IS THE DOSE IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME MEDICATION WITH THE DIFFERENT DOSING AND PRICE. LETS TALK ABOUT THE DOSAGE BECAUSE IT IS IT IS A REGULAR DOSE THAT YOU TAKE FOR EITHER ONE. WELL THERE IS A ITS A GUIDELINE OR A PROTOCOL. YOU USUALLY TEND TO UM, START THE PATIENT ON THE LOWEST DOSE AND ASSESS THE PATIENT. DEPENDS OF THE PRACTICE. BUT USUALLY EVERY TWO WEEKS TO ASSESS THE RESPONSE SIDE EFFECTS WEIGHT LOSS. AND THEN INCREMENTALLY YOU INCREASE THE THE MEDICATION EVERY TWO WEEKS OR SO. ALL RIGHT. AS THIS GOES, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS AS IT PROGRESSES. WHAT DO YOU SEE IN THE PATIENT? THE POSITIVES. WHATS HAPPENING. UM, I WILL BE HONEST. UM, WERE WERE LIVING IN GOOD TIME FOR PATIENTS SUFFERING WITH OBESITY OR SUFFERING, UH, WITH THIS DISEASE BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE A BIGGER AMOUNT OF RESOURCES. WE HAVE SURGERY, WE HAVE ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES, AND NOW WE HAVE THESE NEW MEDICATION, WHICH DEFINITELY HELPS. UH, DEFINITELY HELPS. BUT LIKE EVERY MEDICATION, I HAVE TO BE USED WITH A, IN A TEAM THAT COMPREHENSIVELY ASSESS THE PATIENT AND IS, IS FAMILIAR WITH THE SIDE EFFECTS AND RISKS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE RIGHT INDICATION FOR THE PATIENT. BEFORE I TALK ABOUT THE SIDE EFFECTS AND THE RISKS, LETS TALK ABOUT WHO THIS IS FOR, WHO IS PRIMARILY GOING TO BENEFIT THE MOST FROM TAKING EITHER ONE OF THESE INJECTIONS. ALL RIGHT. WE NEED TO JUST UNDER STAND THAT THIS MEDICATION WHERE I WILL SAY DISCOVER OR BY DEFAULT LIKE VIAGRA THESE WERE INTENDED TO TREAT DIABETES. AND THEN WHEN THEY SAW THE RESULTS THEY SAW THAT ALSO THE PATIENTS STARTED THEY LOST WEIGHT. UH, SO INITIALLY WERE APPROVED BY FOR PATIENTS WITH DIABETES TYPE TWO. NOW THEYRE APPROVED FOR WEIGHT LOSS. SO WE KNEW THEY WERE SAFE GOING IN. AND YOU SAW THE FIRST MEDICATION WHICH WAS OZEMPIC, WAS APPROVED IN 2017. THEN THE NEWEST ONE HAS BEEN APPROVED IN 2020, 2021. I BELIEVE. UM, BUT YES, THEYRE SAFE. UM, THEY HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE. THE FACT THAT THEY JUST FOUND OUT OR RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT WEIGHT LOSS WAS LIKE A THE BOOM OF MAKE THE THE MEDICATION MORE UM, UH, MAKE THE PEOPLE KNOW MORE ABOUT THE MEDICATION BECAUSE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT IT, THATS FOR SURE. FOR SURE. SO EVEN THOUGH ITS BEEN APPROVED FOR YEARS FOR TYPE TWO DIABETES, NOW ITS BEING ADMINISTERED IN THIS WAY FOR WEIGHT LOSS. WHAT ARE WE SEEING AS FAR AS SIDE EFFECTS? AND DO WE EVEN KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY RISKS? SO, YOU KNOW, SINCE THIS BEING STARTED USING MASSIVELY BECAUSE OBESITY IS ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT, UH, DISEASE IN THE UNITED STATES, UM, WERE GOING TO START SEEING THIS MEDICATION BE USED MORE OFTEN AND BROADLY. AND, AND THE POPULATION. RIGHT. WERE GOING TO START SEEING THE SIDE EFFECTS BEING MORE COMMON IN, UM, WHO WHO BENEFIT FROM THIS MEDICATION. AND THEN THIS IS WHEN WE NEED TO ASSESS THE PATIENT BECAUSE WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE PATIENTS PREFERENCE, THE PATIENT GOALS. UH, AND THEN YOU DECIDE WHICH PATIENT BENEFIT FROM JUST THE MEDICATION. MEDICATION AND SURGERY. UH, JUST SURGERY. AND THEN AFTER MEDICATION, WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT NOW WE ARE ADDRESSING OBESITY SOMEHOW LIKE CANCER, IN WHICH SENSE FOR A PATIENT WITH CANCER, WE HAVE CHEMOTHERAPY, RADIATION, SURGERY, CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION CAN BE GIVEN BEFORE OR AFTER SURGERY. SO OBESITY IS THE SAME. ITS A COMPLEX DISEASE THAT BENEFIT WITH ALL THESE RESOURCES IS THE PROBLEM IS IS PATIENT SELECTION. AND BE SURE THAT WERE DOING THE RIGHT INDICATION OF ANY OF THIS, UH, TOOLS THAT WE HAVE NOW TO TREAT THE PATIENT. BUT AGAIN SIDE EFFECTS. WHAT CAN PEOPLE EXPECT THAT MIGHT BE A DOWNSIDE. SO WHAT WE KNOW NOW VERY WELL NO GASTROINTESTINAL, UH, ISSUES MAINLY UM, SOMETHING CALLED GASTROPARESIS, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH A SLOW DOWN OF THE MOTILITY OF THE FUNCTION OF THE STOMACH, WHICH ACTUALLY IS HOW THEY HOW THEY WORK TO LOSE WEIGHT BECAUSE THEY SLOW DOWN YOUR GI TRACT. UH, GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. THE PATIENT FEELS FULL. AND THATS WHY APPETITE DECREASE ONE OF THE GROSSLY HOW HOW THAT WORKS. BUT THEN WE HAVE SEEN PATIENTS WITH BOWEL OBSTRUCTION. WE HAVE SEEN PATIENTS WITH GASTROPARESIS. NOW VOMITING. UH, THE MOST SEVERE COMPLICATION IS EVEN THOUGH ITS VERY IS NOT AT THE MOST COMMON IS PANCREATITIS. UM, WHEN THEY TEST THE MEDICATION ON LABS AND, UH, UH, THEY SAW THAT ITS A SLIGHTLY RISK OF, OF INCREASE OF THYROID CANCER. UM, IM NOT AWARE THAT ITS IN ANY DATA THAT SHOW THAT IN HUMAN, I HAVENT EVEN SEEN A PATIENT. UH, BUT WE HAVE TO B CAUTIOUS AND INTERROGATE THAT MEDICAL HISTORY OF THE PATIENT. ANY FAMILY HISTORY OF, UH, THYROID CANCER, UH, RECENTLY, ACTUALLY, THIS WEEK, THERE WAS A CONCERN OF INCREASE OF PANCREATIC CANCER. THERE IS NO, NO PROOF OR ANY DATA THAT SUGGESTS THAT THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FACTOR FOR PANCREATIC CANCER, BUT DEFINITELY ITS A RISK INCREASE. RISK OF HAVING PANCREATITIS, WHICH IS, UH, INFLAMMATION OF THE PANCREAS. THAT IS A SEVERE, UM, DISEASE THAT 30% OF GET SEVERE COMPLICATION AND EVEN DEATH. I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION FOR YOU. IF WE GET TO VERY QUICKLY AND THAT IS HAVE YOU HAD PATIENTS TURNED DOWN THE USE OF EITHER OF THESE DRUGS BECAUSE OF THOSE POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS? JESS. JESS, IF YOURE ASKING, YOU ARE A PATIENT THAT REFUSE OR DECIDE ONCE YOU DISCLOSE. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS IM NOT SAYING THAT THE MEDICATION, THE MEDICATIONS ARE EFFECTIVE. THEY HAVE A ROLE IN THE TREATMENT OF THE DISEASE. BUT WHEN YOU LAY OUT SIDE EFFECTS COSTS BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR, UH, UM, WEIGHT LOSS, THE INSURANCE COMPANIES STILL NOT COVER ERIN. IF THE PATIENT IS NOT DIABETIC, YOU HAVE TO BE DIABETIC AND SUFFERING FROM OBESITY TO APPROVE AND COVER THE MEDICATION. OTHERWISE ITS VERY EXPENSIVE. THAT CAN GO FROM 900 TO $1000 A MONTH. SO WHEN YOU PUT EVERY THING IN PERSPECTIVE, SIDE EFFECT, COST BENEFIT PATIENTS. YEAH. HOW PATIENT THAT THEY DONT. WANT TO. AND BY THE WAY WE NOW KNOW THAT THE PATIENT WHO RESPOND UH TO THE MEDICATION MOST LIKELY NEED TO BE ON THE MEDICATION FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE. LIKE IF YOU ARE DIABETIC OR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, YOU NEED TO BE ON THE MEDICATION FOR THAT, RIGHT? SO ITS IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO TO KNOW IM OUT OF TIME FOR NOW. DOCTOR BETANCOURT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR GOING ON THE RECORD. WE APPRECIATE IT. WE. HAVE MUCH MORE TO TALK ABOUT. NEXT. WE TALK WITH A LOCAL WOMAN WHOS READY TO SHARE HER OWN WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY WITH US. ITS AN ON THE RECORD RETURNS. NOBODY LOVES WHERE THEY CAME FROM. MORE THAN ME. BOSTON ROB AND IM BACK FOR A NEW SEASON. THIS IS MY BACKYARD AND I CANT WAIT TO SHARE IT WITH YOU. BOSTON ROB DOES BEANTOWN AND BEYOND STREAM FOR FREE ON VERY LOCAL FIND LIMITED TIME DEALS RIGHT NOW AT CITY FURNITURES. PRESIDENTS DAY SALE WITH UP TO 20% OFF PLUS FREE SHIPPING ON THE BEST SELECTION OF LEADING STYLES CITY FURNITURE. VISIT US IN STORE OR ONLINE. IN FLORIDA, HURRICANES ARE A PART OF LIFE. THATS WHY OVER 100,000 FLORIDIANS HAVE MADE STORM SMART A PART OF THEIRS. OUR CATEGORY FIVE STORM CATCHER SCREENS, SHUTTERS AND HIGH IMPACT WINDOWS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP PROTECT YOUR HOME FROM HURRICANE WINDS, RAIN AND AIRBORNE DEBRIS. IN FACT, STORM SMART CAN PROTECT EVERY OPENING IN YOUR HOME. IF YOU LIVE IN FLORIDA, EXTREME WEATHER IS A PART OF LIFE, BUT FOR YEAR ROUND STORM PROTECTION, YOU CAN COUNT ON STORM SMART. CALL 8666 SMART TODAY FOR YOUR FREE IN-HOME CONSULTATION. WHEN A ROOKIE STUNT DRIVER MEETS THE TRAINER WHO THOUGHT HED SEEN IT ALL AGAIN, THERES BOUND TO BE ACTION. BUT THIS IS NO ORDINARY BLOCKBUSTER. ITS A NISSAN SALES EVENT AT. DONT MISS YOUR CHANCE TO DRIVE AWAY IN A NEW NISSAN. LETS ROLL. GET A LOW 2.79 PER MONTH LEASE OR GET 0% FINANCING FOR 36 MONTHS ON ALTIMA SRBC TURBO AT BEST OFFERS THIS GOOD WONT STICK AROUND. WHY CHOOSE A SLEEP NUMBER? SMART BED CAN IT KEEP ME WARM WHEN IM COLD? WAIT, NO, IM ALWAYS HOT. SLEEP NEVER DOES THAT. CAN I MAKE MY SIDE SOFTER? CAN I MAKE MY SIDE FIRMER? SLEEP NUMBER DOES THAT. CAN I HELP US SLEEP BETTER AND BETTER? PLEASE? SLEEP NUMBER DOES THAT 94% OF SMART SLEEPERS REPORT BETTER SLEEP NOW. SAVE 50% ON THE SLEEP NUMBER. LIMITED EDITION SMART BED PLUS FREE FREE HOME DELIVERY. WHEN YOU ADD AN ADJUSTABLE BASE. YOURE WATCHING ON THE RECORD ON WPBF 25. WERE BACK WITH DOCTOR EDUARDO DAVILA AND HIS PATIENT LORI LAYMAN. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN, LORI. WERE HERE TO HEAR YOUR STORY. WE KNOW THAT YOU DECIDED AGAINST INJECTIONS. IT HAD BARIATRIC SURGERY. CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SURGERY ITSELF? UM, LIKE WHEN AND I HAD SURGERY IN MAY OF 2022? UM, AND WE DECIDED TO DO THE GASTRIC SLEEVE SURGERY. AND HOW DID THAT HOW DID YOU MAKE THAT DECISION TO DO THE SURGERY? WHAT WHAT INFLUENCED YOU THE MOST TO DO THAT? UM, I HAD SOME MEDICAL ISSUES, LIKE DIABETES, SLEEP APNEA AND SOME OTHER MEDICAL ISSUES. UM, SO I JUST DECIDED TO DO IT. AND NOW THAT YOURE MORE THAN A YEAR, ALMOST TWO YEARS PAST. YES. HOW HAS IT BEEN FOR YOU? WHAT HAS BEEN THE OUTCOME FOR YOU? I NO LONGER HAVE SLEEP APNEA, AND I NO LONGER HAVE DIABETES. ITS TWO AMAZING. YES, BYPRODUCTS OF THAT. THAT AND DOCTOR, WHY WAS THE SURGERY THE RIGHT THING FOR LORI? WELL, WHEN SHE CAME TO OUR OFFICE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS. THE, THE THE CHOICES OF BETWEEN MEDICAL MANAGEMENT WITH INJECTIONS VERSUS SURGERY AT THAT TIME. THIS IS EARLY 2022. IT WASNT AS POPULAR. IT WASNT AS KNOWN AS IT IS NOW. SO QUESTIONS THAT THE PATIENTS HAVE, LIKE LORI SAID, WHAT ARE MY IMPLICATIONS. LONG TERME WE DONT HAVE THAT ANSWERS YET. SO UM, WHAT IS IT? IS IT GOING TO BE COVERED BY INSURANCE OR NOT? THOSE DAYS WHERE, YOU KNOW, PATIENTS WERE HAVING SOME ISSUES, HAVING THE MEDICATIONS COVERED BY INSURANCE ALSO, AND THE OTHER PART IS LORI WANTED TO HAVE MORE THAN JUST 20% OR SO OF HER WEIGHT LOSS OF HER. THE PERCENTAGE OF WEIGHT LOSS THATS MORE OR LESS WHAT THE MEDICATIONS ARE. IF YOU LOOK AT LORI. TODAY, SHE WENT FROM A BMI OF 41 TO A BMI OF 21. THATS CLOSE TO 50% OF HER WEIGHT LOSS. HOW MUCH WEIGHT DID YOU ACTUALLY LOSE? BETWEEN 100 AND 3135 POUNDS. ITS FANTASTIC. AND WERE LOOKING AT THE PHOTOS AND WE SEE THE DRASTIC CHANGE FOR YOU. TELL PEOPLE ABOUT YOUR YOUR LIFE CHANGE AFTER THIS SURGERY. UM, YOU CAN WEAR CUTER CLOTHES, WHICH IS A LOT OF PEOPLE. ITS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ANYWAY, RIGHT? UM, I STILL HAVE SOME MEDICAL STUFF THAT I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF. STRUCTURE EARLY. UM, BUT ITS GOING TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE RECOVERY FOR THOSE SURGERIES BEING THINNER. WHAT ABOUT YOUR JUST DAY TO DAY LIFE? WHAT DID YOU FIND AFTER YOU HAD COMPLETED RECOVERY FROM THE SURGERY? I WAS IN LESS PAIN, UM, THAN I WAS BEFORE. UM. AND JUST OVERALL, YOU FEEL BETTER? YES. AND, DOCTOR, THIS WAS RIGHT FOR HER. YOU MENTIONED PAYING FOR IT, INSURANCE COVERAGE, ETC. ARE THERE OTHER REASONS WHY THIS MIGHT BE A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS AVENUE FOR SOMEONE TO LOSE WEIGHT, AS OPPOSED TO THE INJECTIONS? I THINK THERES A IF YOU ASK ME THAT QUESTION TWO YEARS AGO, IT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT ANSWER THAT WE HAVE TODAY. TODAY, I THINK THERES MORE EVIDENCE AND SOME OF THE DRUGS ARE BEING FDA APPROVED FOR FOR THIS TYPE OF WEIGHT LOSS BESIDES THE DIABETES. SO I THINK IF YOU ASK ME TODAY, THAT QUESTION, I THINK IT WOULD BE A COMBINATION BETWEEN MEDICATIONS AND SURGERY, A COMBINATION F BOTH TO GET A BETTER OUTCOME DEPENDS ON THE GOALS OF THE PATIENT. THAT SAYS AS LORI, YOU TELL THEM YOURE GOING TO LOSE 20% OF YOUR WEIGHT. SHES GOING TO TELL 20%. AND AGAIN, IF YOU TELL HER YOURE GOING TO LOSE 50%. AND ITS A KNOWN FOR MANY YEARS WITH A KNOWN COMPLICATION AND A KNOWN RESULTS. AND THATS WHY PATIENTS A LOT OF PATIENTS GO TO A SURGERY. SO I THINK YOU HAVE TO ASK THE PATIENT, WHAT ARE THE GOALS. AND WHAT HOW MUCH WEIGHT LOSS DO THEY WANT TO TO ACCOMPLISH. SO LORI, NOW WERE SITTING HERE TODAY, AS I SAID, ALMOST TWO YEARS LATER. YES. ANY REGRETS ANY ANY WAY THAT THIS SURGERY FELL SHORT FOR YOU? WAS IT THE RIGHT THING TO DO? YES. IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. I WISH I WOULD HAVE DONE IT EARLIER. UM, IN MY LIFE, HOWEVER, I DONT KNOW IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN MENTALLY PREPARED FOR. THE STUFF YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHEN YOU HAVE THE SURGERY, WELL, YOU LOOK GREAT AND I HOPE YOU FEEL SO MUCH BETTER. THANK YOU, I DO AND I KNOW THE DOCTOR IS HAPPY THAT YOU CAME TO HIM. THANK YOU BOTH FOR SHARING THIS STORY WITH US. THANK YOU. AND I HAVE ONE LAST MESSAGE. I THINK FOR THOSE PATIENTS THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT THAT ARE AFRAID, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE A COMMITMENT TO THIS TYPE OF A PROCEDURE. I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT IT, THE SAFENESS AND THE PROMISE OF OUTCOMES AND HOW IT CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE, I THINK IS SOMETHING TO, YOU KNOW, GET A PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION ON AND GET SEE WHAT OPTIONS YOU HAVE. YOU HAVE MEDICATIONS AND YOU HAVE SURGERY AND YOU KNOW, IF WE LOOK AT IT, ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF OUR POPULATION ARE OBESE. SO WERE HAVING A CRISIS IN WHAT WERE CALLING US WITH OBESITY. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP. AND THERES HELP FOR YOU TO BE, YOU KNOW, TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. THATS WHY THE DOCTORS ARE OUT THERE. THANK YOU BOTH AGAIN FOR JOINING US FOR ON THE RECORD. THANK YOU. NEXT, WERE GOING TO TALK WITH A LOCAL DIETITIAN ABOUT WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE ALL THE WEIGHT YOU LOSE STAYS OFF FOREVER. A MASK ROOF IS THE LAST ROOF YOULL EVER NEED WITH OUR YEAR END SALES SPECTACULAR CALL BY WEDNESDAY AND GET UP TO $1,000 OFF. MAKE IT EASY WITH THE MARZO DOWNRIGHT GUARANTEE. THE BEST WARRANTY, AND A 24 HOUR CALL BACK. MARZO IS ROOFING DONE RIGHT FOR OVER 30 YEARS, INJURED HIRE THE LARGEST INJURY FIRM IN THE WORLD. MORGAN AND MORGAN FOR THE PEOPLE. WHATS MY SAFELITE STORY? IM A PHOTOGRAPHER AND WHEN IM DRIVING, I SEE INSPIRATION RIGHT THROUGH MY GLASS. SO HEN MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED, IT HAD TO BE FIXED, RIGHT? I SCHEDULED WITH SAFELITE AUTO GLASS. THEYRE EXPERTS. REPLACED MY WINDSHIELD AND RECALIBRATED MY CARS ADVANCED SAFETY SYSTEM. SAFELITE IS THE ONE I TRUST. THEY FOCUS ON SAFETY SO I CAN FOCUS ON THIS VIEW OF SAFELITE REPAIR SAFELITE REPLACE. IF YOURE LOOKING FOR THE YARD OF YOUR DREAMS, LOOK NO FURTHER THAN MOON VALLEY NURSERIES, AMERICAS LARGEST BOX TREE GROWER IS NOW OPEN IN RIVIERA BEACH. HERE YOULL FIND A WIDE ASSORTMENT OF MATURE TREES AND HEDGES. OUR COURTEOUS AND KNOWLEDGEABLE TEAM WILL ASSIST YOU FROM PLANNING TO PLANTING. CREATE A YARD THAT ENSURES PRIVACY AND A PLACE YOUR FAMILY WILL LOVE. BENEFIT FROM OUR STRESS FREE WHITE GLOVE SERVICE AND CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR WEATHER PROTECTION PLANS. FROM SMALL PROJECTS TO COMPLETE YARD TRANSFORMATIONS. WEVE GOT WHAT YOURE LOOKING FOR. COME SEE US TODAY ON MEDICARE. HALF DIABETES. WHEN ENJOYING LIFES SPECIAL MOMENTS, ARE YOU LEFT GUESSING WHICH FOODS ARE RIGHT FOR YOU? WITH THE FREESTYLE LIBRE THREE SYSTEM, YOULL KNOW YOUR GLUCOSE AND WHERE ITS HEADED. NO FINGERSTICKS NEEDED, AND FREESTYLE LIBRE THREE MANAGE YOUR DIABETES WITH MORE CONFIDENCE AND LOWER YOUR A-1C SO YOU CAN FOCUS ON THOSE SPECIAL MOMENTS NOW COVERED BY MEDICARE FOR MORE PEOPLE MANAGING DIABETES WITH INSULIN. TALK TO YOUR PROVIDER OR VISIT FREESTYLE LIBRE US SLASH MEDICARE. TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR THE DONALD M CRAM SON AND STARS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, HELD FEBRUARY 27TH THROUGH MARCH 11TH. A MARZO ROOF IS THE LAST ROOF YOULL EVER NEED WITH OUR YEAR END SALES SPECTACULAR CALL BY BY WEDNESDAY AND GET UP TO $1,000 OFF. MAKE IT EASY WITH THE MARZO DOWNRIGHT GUARANTEE. THE BEST WARRANTY AND A 24 HOUR CALLBACK. MARZO IS ROOFING DONE RIGHT FOR OVER 30 YEARS. WELCOME BACK. IM JOINED NOW BY SAMANTHA BARONE. SHES A BARIATRIC DIETITIAN AND A BOARD CERTIFIED IN OBESITY WEIGHT MANAGEMENT AT DELRAY MEDICAL CENTER. QUESTION ONE BETTER TELL US WHAT YOU DO. WHAT A BARIATRIC DIETITIAN IS. OH ITS WONDERFUL. FIRST OF ALL, I GET TO WORK WITH ALL OF OUR PATIENTS BEFORE SURGERY. SO I AM EDUCATING THEM WITH THEIR NUTRITION. I GET THEM BEST PREPARED FOR THE SURGERY PROCESS. I WORK WITH THEM WHILE THEYRE IN THE HOSPITAL. AND THEN I ALSO GO MEET WITH THEM MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THAT CRITICAL FIRST SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR AFTER SURGERY. WERE KIND OF LAYING THAT FOUNDATION OF GOOD, PROPER NUTRITION SO THAT THEY KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. I ALSO LEAD MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS AND QUARTERLY GROUP MEETINGS FOR ALL OF OUR, UM, PEOPLE WHO ARE PAST THAT FIRST YEAR AFTER SURGERY. SO WE ARE A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN BARIATRICS, AND WE REALLY PAY ATTENTION TO OUR PEOPLE FOR LIFE. SO WHAT ARE YOU SEEING? LETS TALK FIRST ABOUT THE BEFORE. AS PEOPLE GET READY, WHAT DO THEY GO THROUGH AND WHAT ARE YOU ADVISING THEM AS FAR AS DIET AND PREPARATION, AS FAR AS DIET GOES? WERE REALLY KIND OF JUST STARTING TO TO SORT OF TASTE, YOU KNOW, AND TEST THE WATERS OF THE, THE BARIATRIC FOOD BEHAVIORS. SO THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT UNIQUE TO BARIATRIC PATIENTS IN HOW THEYRE EATING. SO NOT EVEN NECESSARILY EXACTLY WHAT THEYRE EATING BUT HOW THEYRE EATING. AND THATS REALLY WHAT I LIKE TO FOCUS ON BECAUSE THOSE THAT IS THOSE ARE THE TOOLS THAT THEYRE GOING TO TAKE FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. AND CAN OTHER PEOPLE TAKE SOME? SINCE YOURE A DIETITIAN, THERE ARE PEOPLE WATCHING WHO MAY NOT NOT BE CONSIDERING THE SURGERY AT THIS POINT, BUT IM SURE THEY LIKE TO HEAR SOME OF THE THE BROAD STROKE ADVICE YOU HAVE FOR FOR EVERYBODY. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. UM, I THINK PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO THINK LONG TERME. SO EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, WE WANT THAT AMAZON PRIME SAME DAY DELIVERY. YES WE DO RESULTS EVERYTHING IN EVERYTHING. AND UNFORTUNATELY WE WITH OUR HEALTH IT JUST DOESNT WORK THAT WAY. SO WE REALLY WANT TO THINK LONG TERME IN TERMS OF OF WHAT WERE DOING AND HOW WERE SETTING OURSELVES UP FOR SUCCESS. SO WHETHER ITS, YOU KNOW, CLINICALLY OR IN PRIVATE PRACTICE. WERE ALWAYS FOCUSED ON THAT LONG TERME AND HOW WE CAN LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR OVERALL HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. WELL, AND, YOU KNOW, THE, THE COOL PART ABOUT THAT IS, AS WERE DOING THAT, THEN THE WEIGHT DOES COME OFF AND THEN YOURE ABLE TO MAINTAIN IT BECAUSE NOW ITS JUST. PART OF YOUR LIFE AND YOU DIDNT GO ON ANY KIND OF TEMPORARY FAD DIET BECAUSE TEMPORARY DIETS YIELD TEMPORARY RESULTS. AND SO I WOULD REALLY SAY THINK LONG TERME. LETS TALK ABOUT LIFE BECAUSE YOU DIDNT GET ALL YOUR INFORMATION OUT OF A BOOK. YOU ACTUALLY HAD THIS SURGERY THAT WAS MANY YEARS AGO. TALK ABOUT YOUR OWN JOURNEY, YOUR DECISION TO DO THAT AND WHAT ITS BEEN LIKE SINCE. ITS BEEN INCREDIBLE, FULL OF A LOT OF HIGHS AND, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, SOME SOME LOWS. ITS BEEN A JOURNEY. AND I WOULD NOT TRADE IT FOR ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD. I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, 17 YEARS AGO, AT NEARLY 400 POUNDS, I WAS NOT TRULY LIVING LIFE. AND TODAY I GET TO WAKE UP AND ACTUALLY HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE SAME PAIN THAT I WAS ONCE IN. I GET TO GIVE THEM HOPE AND REALLY SHOW THEM THAT YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOR THE BETTER. YOU CAN LIVE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. SO ITS BEEN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. CAN YOU THINK BACK 17 YEARS LATER TO THAT DECISION? YOU MADE TO ACTUALLY DO THIS? AND OBVIOUSLY IT WAS MOMENTOUS FOR YOUR LIFE? UM, DID YOU HAVE HESITATIONS? WAS THERE A POINT WHERE YOU SAID, I DONT THINK I CAN DO THIS, OR WERE YOU JUST FULL SPEED AHEAD? UM, BACK THEN THERE WERE CERTAINLY HESITATIONS BECAUSE I DIDNT FULLY UNDERSTAND OR GRASP IT. UM, BUT BUT I THINK THAT I WAS SO READY FOR CHANGE THAT IT DIDNT MATTER. AND. I DID JUST GO KIND OF FULL STEAM AHEAD. AND ID LOVE TO KNOW, BASED ON YOUR OWN PERSPECTIVE, BUT ALSO THE FOLKS YOU WORK WITH AFTER THE SURGERY, WHAT DO YOU SEE IN PEOPLE WHO ARE DEALING WITH THIS, THE RECOVERY? BUT THEN THE NEW LIFE THAT THEYRE LEADING IN MANY, MANY WAYS. WHAT ARE THE EXPERIENCES LIKE? GOSH, WELL, WE COULD TALK FOR DAYS ABOUT ALL OF THAT. WELL, I HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE, IF YOU COULD, IF YOU COULD WINNOW IT DOWN TO A MINUTE THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THAT COME ABOUT IT, BUT I THINK THE TRULY THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN EVERY WAY IS IMPROVED. AND HONESTLY, NOT EVEN JUST FOR BARIATRIC PATIENTS, BUT FOR PEOPLE IN GENERAL. WHEN YOURE REALLY PRIOR RISING YOUR HEALTH AND YOUR YOUR, UM, PAYING ATTENTION TO HOW YOURE NOURISHING AND TREATING YOUR BODY, EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE GETS BETTER. WE ARE MORE PRODUCTIVE AT WORK. WE ARE HAPPIER, HEALTHIER PEOPLE. WE HAVE MORE JOY IN OUR LIVES AND EVERYTHING JUST SLOWLY IMPROVES OVER THE COURSE OF THAT JOURNEY. AND YOU ARE CERTAINLY A SIGN OF THAT. SMITH BROWN, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANKS FOR GOING ON THE RECORD WITH US. STAY WITH US. WELL BE RIGHT BACK. WPBF 25 CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH. OH, WHAT A GOOD TIME WE WILL HAVE. YOU CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. HAVE TRIED DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS FROM VOLTAREN FOR HEALTHY JOINTS. WHEN A ROOKIE STUNT DRIVER MEETS THE TRAINER WHO THOUGHT HED SEEN IT ALL AGAIN, THERES BOUND TO BE ACTION. BUT THIS IS NO ORDINARY BLOCKBUSTER. ITS A NISSAN SALES EVENT. ADD. DONT MISS YOUR CHANCE TO DRIVE AWAY IN A NEW NISSAN. LETS ROLL! GET A LOW 2.99 PER MONTH LEASE OR GET 1.9% FINANCING FOR 60 MONTHS ON THE 2023 NISSAN ROGUE. ACT FAST OFFERS THIS GOOD WONT STICK AROUND. THERE ARE A FEW PLACES WHERE YOU KNOW YOULL HEAR THE TRUTH, AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM. WITH HEALTH SUN HEALTH PLANS, LIFE IS A PIECE OF CAKE WITH ACCESS TO EXCLUSIVE PROVIDERS THAT TAKE CARE OF ALL MY MEDICAL NEEDS AND ALL UNDER THE SAME ROOF. ITS LIKE A MEDICARE MAKEOVER WITH HEALTH SUN EVERY YEAR YOU CAN RECEIVE $1,978 BACK IN YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK, $600 FOR OTC ITEMS, AND MUCH MORE. TAKE IT FROM ME, IM MR. SUNSHINE. CALL US TODAY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR BENEFITS. IM JERRY, I SMOKED, AND I HAVE LATE STAGE COPD. IM HOPING TO GET ON THE LUNG TRANSPLANT LIST, BUT I DONT KNOW IF ILL BE ACCEPTED IN TIME. MY CHILDREN ARE REALLY WORRIED. MY TIP IS EVERY MORNING, GIVE YOUR KIDS A CALL OR SEND THEM A TEXT. IT MAY BE THE LAST TIME THAT YOU DO TOBACCO FREE. FLORIDA OFFERS FREE NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY. TO HELP START YOUR QUIT JOURNEY. CALL ONE 877. YOU CAN NOW. IM JILL HAZU AND IM ERIN BURNS. WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US THIS SUNDAY FOR TOTAL RETIREMENT WITH ERNIE BURNS, WHERE WELL DISCUSS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, ESTATE PLANNING, AND MORE. ERNIE WAS NAMED 2022 FORBES BEST IN STATE SECURITY PROFESSIONAL. YOU DONT WANT TO MISS IT. ITS HALFTIME. TIME TO OPEN THE FRIDGE. IM NOT SURE WHY IM SHOWING YOU THIS. THE CABINETS AND THE PANTRY. AND HERE YOUVE GOT PLENTY OF STORAGE FOR SNACKS OR EXPIRED STUFF. AND SHOW HOW MUCH SPACE YOU HAVE IN YOUR KITCHEN. SELLING YOUR HOME TO OPEN DOOR IS SO EASY YOU CAN DO IT DURING HALFTIME. OH, YEAH. ITS NOT LIKE IM SELLING THE HOUSE OR ANYTHING. SIGN UP FOR A HALF TIME SHOWING AT OPEN DOOR COM. THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS PART OF YOUR MORNING. TODAY, AS ALWAYS, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE PART OF OUR DISCUSSION ON EACH AND EVERY SUNDAY RIGHT HERE AT 10 A.M. UNTIL THEN, YOU CAN WATCH THIS MORNINGS ON THE RECORD EPISODE AND EVERY EPISODE ON OUR WEBSITE. WPBF DOT COM AND ON OUR FREE WPBF 25 NEWS APP. MATTER OF FACT WITH SOLEDAD OBRIEN IS NEXT. HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT SUNDAY. WELL SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT WEEK.

'On the Record': Weight loss shots

Updated: 2:46 PM EST Feb 11, 2024

In this week's On the Record, Todd McDermott discusses popular weight loss drug shots. Tune in as he dives into the uncharted territory of injections and the potential risks.

In this week's On the Record, Todd McDermott discusses popular weight loss drug shots.

Tune in as he dives into the uncharted territory of injections and the potential risks.

Here is the original post:
'On the Record': Weight loss shots - WPBF West Palm Beach

Related Posts

    Your Full Name

    Your Email

    Your Phone Number

    Select your age (30+ only)

    Select Your US State

    Program Choice

    Confirm over 30 years old

    Yes

    Confirm that you resident in USA

    Yes

    This is a Serious Inquiry

    Yes

    Message:



    matomo tracker