It is important to note that semaglutide GLP-1 injections are not a stand-alone treatment for weight loss
In a large 56-week clinical trial that evaluated liraglutide in individuals who were overweight or had obesity, as well as had diabetes or prediabetes, participants reported statistically significant weight loss compared with those who took the placebo at the end of the study
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Peminda Cabandugama, MD, an endocrinologist and obesity medicine specialist at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, found the results to be slightly surprising. The pharmacokinetics [how drugs move through the body] of GLP-1 medications show a half-life of 5 days, which means the current standard of using these medications every 7 days is also stretching this out, says Dr
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For current customers, those decisions will be made with the renewal of their health plan, the statement said