Semaglutide & Weight Loss

What Are The Benefits Of Semaglutide?

Semaglutide is a glucagon-like peptide that works in three different ways:

1. 1. Increases our own body’s insulin secretion; insulin helps to decrease our blood sugar

1. 1. Decreases glucagon; glucagon increases our blood glucose

1. 1. Slows gastric emptying meaning that we get fuller faster

Semaglutide’s ability to decrease appetite has been shown to help patients lose weight. Keeping blood sugar levels balanced can improve energy and mood, while also preventing long-term health issues like heart disease, blood pressure, cholesterol levels and kidney disease.

How It Started

Belonging to the GLP-1 Receptor Agonist class, semaglutide has been around since 2017 as an effective Type 2 diabetes medication. However, what professionals have found over time is that their patients were also losing weight while treating their diabetes. It has since been approved for weight loss which has caused demand to increase dramatically in the past year.

The medication is administered chiefly through a small, subcutaneous injection once a week but is also available as an oral tablet.