There are no miracle cures in medicine. But for the right patients, the weight loss injection can help. Image: Lisa Rienermann
The so-called weight loss injection has been approved since summer. A doctor and two patients draw an initial conclusion. They tell you who it makes sense for – and how much the pounds really fall off.
That’s what the patients say
“The cravings are history”
Katrin Hummel
Editor in the “Life” department of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung.
Lucia Schmidt
Editor in the “Life” department of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung.
“I am a geriatric nurse, 63 years old and have been overweight for 20 years – actually since I started doing shift work. At work I don’t have time to eat, and at home I eat even more. And there is no time for sports. At 1.63 meters tall, I weighed 107 kilos before the injection treatment. I started several diets, but the yo-yo effect kept catching up with me. I also have Hashimoto’s thyroid disease. My metabolism therefore works slower and my thyroid does not produce enough hormones. This makes losing weight twice as difficult. I now have health problems, for example with my bones, I also have a heel spur and my mobility has suffered. I do not feel comfortable. I don’t have any mental pressure.