More serious concerns can include dehydration, severe abdominal pain, allergic reaction symptoms, gallbladder problems, or low blood sugar when combined with certain diabetes medicines
For many people, they create a level of relief around hunger and cravings that lifestyle changes alone never provided
5) Kidney and cardiovascular protection (in the right populations) In people with type 2 diabetes and/or higher cardiometabolic risk, evidence shows GLP-1 receptor agonists can reduce major cardiovascular events and clinically important kidney outcomes
And while metformin has been the first-line therapy in treating type 2 diabetes, the FDA announced in 2019 that Rybelsus (semaglutide), a GLP-1, can also be offered as a first-line treatment
Some people eat 800 calories a day without trying