7 Safety and side effects Semaglutide, while beneficial for managing type 2 diabetes and weight loss, is not without side effects
Ozempic and Rybelsus are also approved to reduce the risk of stroke, heart attack, and death in adults with type 2 diabetes and known heart disease
Timelines vary based on dose titration, starting weight, insulin sensitivity, sleep, nutrition, and stress levels
Heart health risk factors, such as blood pressure and cholesterol levels, that benefited from the drugs were projected to return to pre-treatment levels within 1.4 years after stopping the medications, on average, according to a report of the study in The BMJ
All these results are summarized in Fig