Many treatments approved for T2DM treatment such as sulphonylureas and thiazolidinediones (TZDs) improve glucose metabolism but have the unwanted side effect of causing weight gain (Thule and Umpierrez, 2014) and (Kahn et al., 2006
A good clinic should also be honest about expectations
For example, certain variants in your GLP-1 receptor gene may make you more sensitive to the medication's effects on gastric motility, meaning you would benefit most from starting at a lower dose or combining semaglutide with specific dietary and supplement strategies from the outset
They represent a significant advancement in obesity medicine, offering a non-surgical pharmacologic option that may be considered alongside lifestyle interventions and, when appropriate, bariatric procedures
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