In the following post, Ill explain how GLP-1 medications (like Ozempic, etc.) work and highlight some potential areas of concern
Patients should also monitor blood glucose levels if unable to maintain adequate oral intake, especially if taking insulin or sulfonylureas, as medication adjustments may be needed to prevent hypoglycemia
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The hope is that this different mechanism breaks through the adaptation and restarts weight loss
Pivotal trials: what the NEJM data show Semaglutide STEP-1 (2021) and SELECT (2023) STEP-1 (Wilding et al., NEJM 2021) randomized 1,961 adults over 68 weeks on semaglutide 2.4 mg/week
Reconstituting a 5 mg vial with less bacteriostatic water creates a higher concentration, meaning each dose requires a smaller volume and measurement errors become more significant