Severe Fatigue Despite Normal Glucose: Although fatigue can be a side effect of rapid weight loss or initial GLP-1 therapy, if it persists and is accompanied by other symptoms, it warrants a TSH check to rule out hypothyroid symptoms that might be masked
Stick to the recommended dosage
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Semaglutide was dosed conservatively at 0.25 mg for the first 4 weeks, 0.5 mg for weeks 5-8, and up to 1 mg for the final week, if tolerated
If Im treating a diabetic patient on metformin who wants to try semaglutide, I usually add it and continue metformin until I see how their glucose levels respond, says Jennifer Brown, DO, ABOM, ABFM, a board-certified obesity and family medicine specialist at Maxwelton Health Center in West Virginia