Obesity
Watching news and kier starver saying offering jabs for obesity to get people to get back to work I wonder if thier offer brain surgery for mental health problems maybe a lobotomy?
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I understand for some people who might want this
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Is it not a good idea? It will help not only with peoples health but it will be less strain on the NHS. How this equates to mental health I've no idea…
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From how Labour were talking before the elections, their whole plan is to help people back into work, but ultimately focusing on preventative measures. So better NHS services, access to decent mental health support.
So offering to help with obesity seems to be running along those original lines as it'll prevent those people needing to use more NHS resources with obesity related illnesses. Personally I see it as a positive thing.
With regard to mental health, again, I expect it'll be more about preventing people from having a mental health crisis in the first place, by offering support and making sure employers aren't working people into the ground. I'm guessing here of course.3 -
Ah that sounds better than my mind working overtime thankyou
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Hi Cathrine21
Its not something the government can force people into but as you say some people will want to have it done. X
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I don't trust them whats actually in the jab a
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Me neither but if people decide to have them its their choice.
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Don’t be putting ideas like that out there, Catherine21🤣😩🤣
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HhHhhhh I'd gladly have a lobotomy ! Give myself a break
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That made me choke on my Irn Bru
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Oh irn Bru haven't had that in years so popular in Scotland
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As somebody who has two lifelong insulin-dependent diabetics in the family, I read this and shake my head.
NHS struggles with supplies of GLP-1 RA / analogues, due to off-label prescribing for weight loss, meaning many diabetics who need these drugs couldn’t get them.
World’s largest pharmaceutical corp has ‘invested’ in what? - in trying to help politicians with their plan to get disabled people back to work. How very philanthropic of them, just like the Sack*** family who kindly tried to help people with their chronic pain.
Anybody who’s viewing this as an ‘obesity’ issue - please!
Anybody who knows people with chronic/severe MH illness knows that people are being discharged left, right, and centre, whether they still need treatment or not. If the government cared about the mental wellbeing of the nation they’d be addressing that issue…
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Hi
Obesity and mental health are two different things, although one could affect the other. I have been saying for years and I empathic towards many people, but why give people with an eating, drug or alcohol problem money so they can continue harm themself and feed their addiction?
If there is help for obesity that's GREAT NEWS, especially if it can give someone their life back! It would also be great if there was help more help for people with mental health needs that would also be great as it would also help people with addiction issues! Most people want to be well and to have their life back.
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Our other national drink
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So they profit from the rollout of the jabs people with diabetes will notice shortages and the next thing will be offering euthanasia to people happening in Canada already I didn't have covid jabs I won't even have flu jabs do not trust goverment
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There’s already been shortages for a couple of years, some new drugs have been licensed that will no doubt have ‘weight management’ as their tag. As we now know - these things can be rolled out quickly when there’s a will ($€££).
Divide-and-conquer has definitely won the political day if people on disability forums are blindly commenting that people struggling with obesity are a strain on the NHS, and that these jabs are just a ‘good thing.’🤷♂️😣
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Did you see post about Stephen timms saying thier not going to put pip as vouchers it's on here
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I did, thanks. Tbh I didn’t think that was something that they’d be able to easily accomplish, even if they wanted to.
Still, they still have it sitting there on the ‘shelf’ as a wee frightener…1 -
One of the drugs in question is Mounjaro I believe? Which is very popular with the weight loss community. Though it's also used by some diabetics, so I'm hoping they'll be able to keep stocks up. And like any medication, it comes with its own risks. But I still see this as a positive step toward taking some strain off the NHS. Focusing on preventative medicine seems like the smart move.
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So, in the context of this discussion, which was ‘helping the disabled back into work’ you’re saying that ‘obese people’ are a strain on the NHS, and that these jabs are a positive thing?
There’s been no (qualifying) discussion of other disabilities, physical or mental-heath based, that people might also have.0
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