can semaglutide damage kidneys 𝐖𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐎𝐳𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐜 (𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐝𝐞) 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰—𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐲𝐬? 🤔💉, ______________, While these medications reduce protein leakage and Semaglutide lowers UACR in overweight

What Clinical Trials Show In large obesity trials: Average weight loss is ~15% of starting body weight with semaglutide 2.4 mg Average weight loss is ~2022% of starting body weight with tirzepatide 15 mg The majority of weight loss occurs within the first year of treatment Plateaus are common after significant weight reduction Some people lose more, some less but a flattening of the weight-loss curve is expected , especially after meaningful progress has already occurred

While Semaglutide (which is in Ozempic) is currently an off-label treatment for weight management, NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) in the United Kingdom recommended it for obesity treatment in February 2022

Realistic Expectations: How Long Before You See Significant Weight Loss

Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved semaglutide for type 2 diabetes, which is branded Ozempic, and for weight loss under the brand name Wegovy