Patients should communicate openly about their tolerance for side effects, lifestyle factors that might influence medication choice, and their weight loss goals and timeline
Wound healing benefits become apparent relatively quickly in this timeframe
J Pain Res
While there are many benefits of GLP-1, the best management of type-2 diabetes and obesity involves other alternatives too, like lifestyle and diet changes, exercise and other medications or supplements that help other health issues you might be experiencing
In de STEP 1-studie, waarin mensen met overgewicht of obesitas (zonder diabetes) 68 weken lang wekelijks 2,4 mg semaglutide kregen, was het gemiddelde gewichtsverlies bijna 15 procent (ongeveer 15 kg) (Wilding, 2021)
Cons: Not FDA-approved for any indication, and as of an October 2023 FDA action, ineligible for legal compounding for human use, so supply is limited to research-use-only sellers with variable purity and quality control