This includes foods such as: prebiotic fibers and resistant starches like lentils, beans, and peas low glycemic foods lean proteins Foods for delayed gastric emptying and gastrointestinal (GI) health As a GLP-1 receptor agonist, semaglutide slows down gastric emptying, which means that your stomach empties more slowly after you eat
Labs should include standard lupus markers (complement, anti-dsDNA, CBC, urinalysis) plus metabolic markers (glucose, HbA1c, lipid panel, liver enzymes)
About the SELECT trial SELECT was a randomised, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled trial designed to evaluate the efficacy of Wegovy (semaglutide 2.4 mg) versus placebo as an adjunct to standard of care for the prevention of MACE in people with overweight or obesity and established CVD with no prior history of diabetes
Semaglutide was initiated at 0.25 mg per week for the first 4 weeks via a pre-filled pen injector, escalating in a fixed-dose regimen every 4 weeks to reach the maintenance dose of 2.4 mg by week 16 (lower maintenance doses were permitted if participants were unable to tolerate 2.4 mg) (Extended Data Fig