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To Lose My Weight, I Take GLP-1 Agonist and SGLT2 Inhibitor Again.

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I couldn't lose my weight effectively. So 3 days ago, I began to take GLP-1 agonist and SGLT2 inhibitor again. They're effective to excrete more sugar and lose weight. However, they're not covered in public insurance, so I need over 25000 yen. Will it be effective for me to lose my weight? My present weight is 94.2kg. How much weight will I lose? Tomorrow, I want to go to BIlly Ramen, my favorite ramen shop.

Self-Medication and Self-Care of My Case.

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In my three-ways interview in yesterday, I heard that the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law revised on May 14th 2025 from my president. It seems Japanese lawmakers is struggling to make citizens learn emotions of self-care. In Japanese case, medical care is national health insurance and patients' burden is about 10-30%. It's convenient to patients, but it needs much medical expenses, particularly drug costs. And presence of pharmacists is a far weaker than physicians. So, to reduce drug costs, Japanese lawmakers is struggling to make citizens learn emotion of Self-Medications and Self-care. I receive medications of Anti-allergy Anti-atopic disease(steroids) Antihypertensives Alcohol Deterrent and so on. But I had thought it's OK of OTC, not prescription drugs about anti-allergic and anti-atopic drugs. So, yesterday, I bought OTC of anti-allergic and anti-atopic drugs. But, only anti-allergic drugs and anti-atopic ointment for 28 days, it needs over 5,000 yens. Under insurance, pre...