Muscle is denser than fat, so your body composition can improve dramatically while the number on the scale barely moves or even ticks up slightly
Source: SSRP Institute
Clinical trials using gram-level doses before meals report small but consistent weight reductions of a few kilograms on average
In the used dose range this correlated with the counteraction of the esophageal (41-43), gastric (31, 36, 44), duodenal (29-33) and colonic mucosal lesions (12), mitigated and ameliorated the course after an experimental creation of the more complex conditions and complications in rats (44-46), and counteracted complex pathology induced by various NSAIDs (47-49)
Maintenance phase: Most people experience minimal side effects once on a stable dose
Non-GLP-1 RA anti-diabetic medicines included thiazolidinediones, sulfonylureas, metformin, insulin, and inhibitors of sodium-glucose transport protein 2, dipeptidyl peptidase 4, or -glucosidase