Of 159,000 people with type 2 diabetes who were taking these drugs, 35 people (0.04%) developed NAION, compared with 19 patients (0.02%) in the comparison group
The B12 provided by an injection is retained in the body for a considerable amount of time
This can stem from the caloric deficit itself, from the metabolic adjustments the body is making, or from dehydration if fluid intake has not increased to compensate for the dietary changes
And while in most people with HIV traditional risk factors are driving their fatty liver disease, we do think there is a component of liver disease that is HIV specific, so some of those secondary effects of semaglutide may have unique benefits in people with HIV. Lake and colleagues enrolled 49 adults with MASLD and HIV into the open-label phase 2b SLIM LIVER study
The color progression from purple to green to yellow reflects this healing process
It's important to remember its not a magic bullet, of course