FDA Adds New Warning to GLP-1 Drugs
One study showed that injections of semaglutide (the active ingredient in Wegovy), which is administered for diabetes or weight loss in the skin of the abdomen, thigh or upper arm, produced little to no injectionsite pain
Urinary 8-oxo-7,8- dihydro-2-deoxyguanosine (8-OxOdG), a marker of DNA oxidation, was also observed to be elevated at 12 and 28 weeks in pregnancies complicated with growth-restricted fetuses compared with a control group [229]
Abdomen: Targeting belly fat
Side effects are rare but may include vein irritation, dizziness, or mild nausea
Liraglutide, a long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 analog, reduces body weight and food intake in obese candy-fed rats, whereas a dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitor, vildagliptin, does not