For weight management, lack of at least 5% weight loss by 12 weeks at the maintenance dose warrants discussion about alternative strategies or dose optimization
This is particularly relevant when compared with intensive insulin therapy, which is frequently associated with weight gain
Is whey protein safe to take with semaglutide
Given his albuminuria, the goal would be to achieve the maximum tolerated dose of his angiotensin receptor blocker (i.e., maintain his current telmisartan dose)
Prof Sir John Hardy , Group Leader at the UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL, said: There is no mechanistic evidence linking Alzheimers disease and type 2 diabetes (see Hardy et al 2022) and on that basis, it would be expected that the anti-diabetic GLP-1 agonist would have no beneficial effect in AD
Patients who experience palpitations beyond 8 weeks at a stable dose should undergo formal cardiac evaluation including ECG and Holter monitoring to rule out arrhythmia unrelated to normal GLP-1 adaptation