If you havent tried any other medications, then yes, youll lose weight, Paulvin says, adding, If youve tried other weight loss meds before and theyve not worked, then you may not lose much of anything. It wont help you shed pounds if youre morbidly obese, Sarbaziha notes
Knowing your starting point allows your provider to monitor for hypoglycemia if you take other glucose-lowering medications and to track improvements in insulin resistance throughout treatment
No other GLP-1 analogue has a comparably rich published dataset
Will a semaglutide (GLP-1 RA) work for you
Patient safety is paramount at the FDA and we continuously review available sources of data and new information on potential risks of drugs, including GLP-1 receptor agonists, and update labeling as needed, an FDA spokesperson said in a statement