KERA's Think Ozempic doesn’t work for everybody
Sep 3, 2025
In this discussion, Andrea Javor, a freelance writer and type 1 diabetes advocate, shares her candid experience with Ozempic and the letdown of not achieving weight loss. She dives into the emotional toll of societal pressures surrounding body image and dieting. Javor emphasizes the importance of understanding individual responses to weight loss medications and the complexities of managing diabetes. Her journey highlights the need for empathy in conversations about health and self-acceptance, challenging the narrative that weight loss equals success.
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Food As Control From Childhood
- Andrea Javor describes food as a control and comfort from childhood and how dieting began at 11.
- She links disordered eating to moving frequently and polarized family attitudes toward food.
Misdiagnosis And Correcting Course
- Andrea was misdiagnosed with type 2 diabetes and later found to be type 1 after A1C rose to 9.1.
- Correct diagnosis led to better management and A1C improving to about 6.0.
On Ozempic Without Weight Loss
- Andrea started Ozempic in 2018 to reduce insulin needs and did lower her insulin dosages.
- She experienced the metabolic benefit but did not lose the expected weight.