Improved Health: Weight loss with Semaglutide can lower the risk of conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and sleep apnea
For the Wegovy pill, you should: Take your pill first thing in the morning on an empty stomach
If you are using semaglutide primarily for diabetes management and your medication was compromised, prioritize contacting your provider and monitoring your blood glucose more frequently until you receive a replacement
Rapid weight loss patients should be monitored for signs and symptoms of cholelithiasis, such as biliary colic pain
Given the relatively smaller reduction in body weight (9.4%) in the SELECT trial compared to previous RCTs: 14.9% in STEP1 (BMI 37.86.7 kg/m 2 ) [16] and 13.2% STEP6 (BMI 31.9 kg/m 2 ) [49], pleiotropic effects of semaglutide may contribute to the overall CV risk reduction [25,37]
Funding for the study came from the National Institutes of Health (grants GM63879, HL107904, HL109442, HL133191, DE023105, and AR066101).