If your crashes are frequent, severe, or include serious symptoms like confusion or loss of consciousness , its time to escalate: A provider may adjust medications that affect insulin sensitivity or insulin levels
Ozempic was approved in 2017 to help control blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes, and is supplied in multidose pens, while Wegovy is for weight loss and available as single use pens 4 , 11
The weight loss effects observed with GLP-1 receptor agonists led to further investigation of these medications for obesity management in patients without diabetes
GLP-1 Drugs and Risks for Postmenopausal Women Older women have a few extra factors to consider when they begin taking a GLP-1 drug
He explained that the benefits need to be weighed against potential side effects, adding that investigations of side effects become especially important given the broad range of people this medicine and others like it could help
Acute illness may require temporary dose adjustment or suspension of GLP-1 therapy, particularly if you cannot maintain adequate fluid intake
