Case 2 A 27-year-old female with history of overweight (BMI of 37) currently on semaglutide for weight loss (0.5 mg/subcutaneous weekly injection for total of 16 weeks) presented to the oral medicine clinic with a chief complaint of xerostomia and dry lips for the past 12 weeks
Copper peptides improve elasticity from the deep layers of skin and promote hyaluronic acid synthesis, providing structural support
Optimizing outcomes from GLP-1 therapy requires alignment between medication effects, dosing strategy, and clinical oversight
GLP-1RAs, SGLT2is and dipeptidylpeptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP4is), with early combination therapy advocated when the patients HbA 1c is above target despite diet, exercise and metformin [5, 6]
Since semaglutide slows digestion, eating late can cause discomfort that interferes with sleep
Consistency is keychoose one day per week and stick with it to maintain stable semaglutide levels in your bloodstream