This hormone stimulates your body to release insulin after eatinga process crucial to keeping blood glucose levels stable (Novo Nordisk, 2021)
While the medications seem to be effective in weight loss and treating type 2 diabetes, consumers report numerous side effects, including: Reduced appetite Diarrhea Bloating Nausea Vomiting Fatigue Constipation Indigestion Abdominal pain Patients using Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro have reported other, more severe, conditions
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But its still a very rare condition, while the other conditions these medications treat are very common, like heart attacks, stroke and kidney disease
But Egler says he sees benefits of these medications in the scientific literature for doses that are considerably lower than the standard regimen
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