Semaglutide and weight loss for diabetes or obesity

I recently saw a photo (mid-2023) of Oprah on Dr. Peter Attia's web site (promotes health, longevity, exercise, etc.) and noticed how thin she was. I heard she'd been on one of the GLP-1 drugs (semaglutide[Ozempic, Wegovy]) and had stopped the "healthy" diet promotions. That article was a "members only" read, but here's what she told People magazine.

“The fact that there’s a medically approved prescription for managing weight and staying healthier, in my lifetime, feels like relief, like redemption, like a gift, and not something to hide behind and once again be ridiculed for,” Winfrey stated. “I’m absolutely done with the shaming from other people and particularly myself.”

I wonder if the thin Oprah will be as popular as the fluffy Oprah?

Some researchers question the safety, and others who are not researchers (me) think it's too expensive.

Because it also lowers the risk of some other dangerous health conditions, how much should the taxpayers be chipping in? Ozempic is FDA approved for type 2 diabetes and Wegovy is FDA approved for weight loss with or without diabetes. This matters for insurance, but there is a cost either way. Someone pays. Someone makes a profit.

 
Remembering how Hormone Replacement Therapy drugs were called a "miracle" about 30 years ago to prevent heart attack, stroke, dementia etc. as well as hot flashes, then were dropped in 2022, I'd be a bit cautious. That's a personal opinion.

Here's a video, useful for its recency with a voice over to help with pronunciation.

https://youtu.be/DTOcV8uFZyw?si=Hpi5yoWnPJpaDMxr