Patients should be educated about red flag symptoms requiring immediate medical attention, including severe persistent abdominal pain (especially if radiating to the back, suggesting possible pancreatitis), right upper quadrant pain with fever or jaundice (potential gallbladder disease), inability to keep fluids down for more than 24 hours, syncope, chest pain, or difficulty breathing
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This safety profile makes it ideal for patients with type 2 diabetes or insulin resistance
Typically, about 75 percent of weight loss comes from fat, with roughly 25 percent coming from fat-free mass, says Sriram Machineni, MD, an endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism expert at Montefiore Health System in New York City
You may have noticed the list of potential side effects for semaglutide looks similar to the potential symptoms of a UC flare