Well, in one way. I am using Ozempic. I pay approximately $30 for my monthly dose, because unlike real celebrities, I get it to help better control my Type 2 Diabetes. My diabetologist has sent me to a million and one tests to check my eyes as Ozempic can contribute to retinopathy, my liver, kidneys, thyroid, GI functions, and pretty much everything one can check before she prescribed it. Then she told me a lot of possible side effects, and what to look for and what to do if I experience any, and then told me to look up the official info on side effects. Me being lazy, instead of unfolding the little insert that comes with it, went to the official site, and read through the whole section on side effects, and I arrived at this sentence:
“Don’t use Ozempic if you, or any of your family, have ever had MTC”. (here)1
Darn. I had a 5-week-long bout of MTC back in 1998. It was quite serious, to be honest, because it was the Provo Missionary Training Center. It was the peak of missionary influx of missionaries of new converts from the recently opened Eastern European countries, and the first generation of African missionaries born into the church just hit missionary age, so there was a LOT of us at the Provo MTC, and while I stand by the statement that those 5 weeks were the hardest 5 weeks of my mission, it was also a great learning experience. I had a lot of fun with my district and my visitor center class, I learned a lot of the gospel, teaching, and leadership, and I got food poisoning for the first time in my life. However, having BYU Creamery chocolate milk was worth all the risks that came with stir fry.
Would I change anything from those five weeks? Yes. Some things from the MTC rules and practice were outdated, and controlling. Some of the things I did or didn’t do I would also change. I would advocate better for myself, and speak up about things that were damaging to my health, physical or mental, or to my companion or roommate. I would also invest in a different pair of shoes.
All in all, I hope that Ozempic will help me control those pesky sugars better, so I can get back to being as active as I was in my MTC days. I’ll keep you updated.
Notes:
1. MTC, in this case stands for medullary thyroid carcinoma, which is not known whether Ozempic causes it in humans.
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