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This physiological change contributes to improved postprandial glucose control and enhanced satiety, but it also underlies many of the gastrointestinal side effects associated with the medication
Despite all the benefits, there are also very real side effects from semaglutides such as nausea, abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea and constipation, which often go hand-in-hand with slowing down your gastrointestinal tract, and can even lead to malnutrition, Ozempic overdose and even death
Most of my diabetics prefer Ozempic injection to the Rybelsus pill, both of which are semaglutide variants, says Jennifer Brown, MD, ABOM, ABFM , a dual board-certified physician in family medicine and obesity medicine
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