Effects of antioxidant supplement on immune health and physical wellbeing: A randomized, controlled trial
If youre not seeing the result and youre getting the side effects, theres no reason to be on the medication, Schmidt says
One study found positive effects on knee pain in 14 out of 16 patients
However, these metabolic benefits are often counterbalanced by complications such as hypoglycemia, stemming from mechanisms like altered nutrient absorption, exaggerated insulin responses, and increased incretin secretion [16, 17]
Standard therapeutic doses for diabetes typically range from 0.5 mg to 2 mg weekly for semaglutide (with Wegovy dosing up to 2.4 mg weekly for obesity), though lower doses are used during initial titration to minimize gastrointestinal side effects
Pennarun et al., 2010)