10.1172/JCI42285 10 HareK
The concern is aspiration, food remaining in the stomach despite fasting because the medication has slowed emptying
The question matters because pancreatitis is serious when it happens, and because the people most likely to ask about it, those with gallstones, heavy alcohol use, or high triglycerides, are also the people for whom a careful answer changes how the drug is prescribed and monitored
But I thought it was a really big finding
[1] , [2] Oral Semaglutide: A Convenient Advancement For adult Type 2 diabetes patients with a fear or dislike of injections, these benefits were given added lustre following the approval by regulators of semaglutide in a convenient once-a-day oral dose
I Frequently Asked Questions About GLP-1 Therapy Weve compiled answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about GLP-1 Therapy