Doctors often prescribe GLP-1 agonists to people whove been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, obesity, or both
It offers a 24-month shelf life and comes in secure, moisture-resistant tubes containing 20 tablets each
Its role is to: Enhance insulin secretion when blood sugar rises Reduce glucagon secretion , lowering blood glucose production Slow stomach emptying , which promotes satiety Reduce appetite , leading to weight loss Since natural GLP-1 breaks down quickly, drug companies created synthetic GLP-1 receptor agonists (like semaglutide in Ozempic/Wegovy) that stay active longer
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No, Ozempic does not affect flu vaccine efficacy
While some studies found no difference between individuals with T2DM and matched non-diabetic controls (6769), others found plasma DPP-4 activity to be reduced in the patients, and suggested this might reflect a compensatory response to the reduced insulin sensitivity and hyperglycaemia, in an attempt to increase intact incretin hormone concentrations and improve insulin secretion (70, 71)