“I’ve lost 9 stone in 9 months using weight loss jabs”

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The Department of Health tells The State of Us podcast that the Health Minister will make an announcement on the availability of weight loss medication in Northern Ireland ‘shortly’. Marc McKee’s GP told him, aged 34, that he would be lucky to live to see his 40th birthday. Since then, he’s lost 9 stone in 9 months using weight loss injections. He says the drugs have been ‘life changing’. There are two drugs on the market - semaglutide, marketed under the brand name Wegovy, and tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro. Semaglutide is also used in the type 2 diabetes treatment Ozempic. Tara Mills and Declan Harvey chat about the latest research in this area, and hear from Marc about how it has impacted both his physical and mental health. Get in touch: thestateofus@bbc.co.uk If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this website, help is available at www.bbc.co.uk/actionline