Frequently Asked Questions

Subcutaneous injection, either at home or in office.

It’s a peptide (chain of amino acids) that is a GLP-1 receptor agonist. It increases insulin secretion, decreases glucagon secretion, and decreases appetite.

Semaglutide reduces cravings and promotes feelings of fullness to support healthier diet and lifestyle choices and aid in weight loss. It helps to resensitize the cells to insulin. It has studies supporting its role in reducing inflammation, including brain inflammation.

Reducing fat cells and lowering weight have a myriad of other health benefits. Lowering weight can decrease diabetes and heart disease risk, improve joint pain, and have an impact on kidney, liver, autoimmune and psychological disorders.

Common side effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and constipation. Most side effects are mild and tend to diminish over time and are dose dependent. A more holistic weight loss approach combined with semaglutide can reduce side effects from the medication and encourage more sustainable long term results after stopping the medication.

Pregnant, breastfeeding, anyone with personal or family history of thyroid cancer, history of gallbladder disease or pancreatitis, or MENs2. Long-term effects of the medications are still being studied. It's important to note that both medications should be used as part of a comprehensive treatment plan that includes diet, exercise, and regular blood sugar monitoring, and should only be used under the guidance and supervision of a healthcare professional.

In clinical trials, participants using Semaglutide experienced significant weight loss. On average, people lost about 10-15% of their body weight over 68 weeks when using the medication alongside diet and exercise. Most people lose an average of 1-2 lbs/week on this medication which is a healthy and sustinable amount.Some people surpass this speed of weight loss. Factors that can affect this are how much weight someone has to lose, adherence to healthy dietary changes, increasing exercise, or others. It can take a few weeks or a few months to see results.

Maintaining weight loss will require ongoing lifestyle adjustments in diet and physical activity. Long-term studies are needed to fully understand the sustainability of weight loss with Semaglutide. Current studies discontinued diet and lifestyle changes after stopping the medications!

If you need help losing weight, semaglutide can be a helpful tool, but is not the entire story. You must commit to making necessary diet and lifestyle changes and regular medical check-ins while on this medication.

Maybe! You’d have to ask them. Most of the time, medication is covered for diabetic patients and occasionally for high BMI. If you’re prediabetic, have a high BMI, or other co-morbidities, you may get more coverage. The cost of semaglutide injections is included in the month-to-month fees of our program.