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Teddi Mellencamp claims she was denied GLP-1s after weight gain from cancer treatment

The Independent·Amber Raiken·7 months ago
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Teddi Mellencamp has claimed that her doctor denied her request to go on a GLP-1 medication when she gained weight from her cancer treatment .

The 44-year-old former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star — who has stage four melanoma — spoke about popular weight loss drugs during Thursday’s episode of her and Tamara Judge’s podcast, Two Ts in a Pod .

“I am a health and wellness coach who’s dying of cancer. But because I’m getting bigger from the steroids, I asked my doctor if I could have GLP-1s,” Mellencamp said while discussing the impacts of her cancer treatment with her guest co-host, Real Housewives of New Jersey star Dolores Catania. “And he was like, ‘No!”

“I’m so sorry someone told you no, but I don’t know that I’d listen!” Catania responded, while noting that she’ll be taking GLP-1, commonly used to treat type-2 diabetes and obesity by reducing blood sugar levels and curbing appetite.

However, Mellencamp claimed that she doesn’t need to rely on her doctor to get the medication.…

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