They have a tremendous amount of disease burden, [] West Virginians say medications have helped them lose weight, but coverage can be a problem Mike Plante struggled with his weight for years, but within six months of starting with the injection drug semaglutide, a medication for diabetes thats also being used for weight-loss, hes down 65 pounds
(3) POTENTIAL SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS In some cases, Semaglutide may cause more serious side effects
Trial data show an average increase of about 2.7 to 3.2 beats per minute in some studies, and real-world program data report a slightly higher proportion of people reporting increased heart rate on semaglutide versus not on it (for example, roughly 16 percent versus 11 percent after two years in an extensive registry analysis)
Am J Physiol Physiol 297(6):F1647F1655 Meier JJ (2012) GLP-1 receptor agonists for individualized treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus
"However, they're not harmless wellness supplements." Because they touch so many systems in the body, getting the dosing and monitoring wrong can lead to real harm, not just a smaller number on the scale
This is the core issue we need to address
