The effective diabetes injection you take once a week

Ozempic is a pre-filled injection you can use if you have diabetes, to help you manage blood sugar. It can also help you lose weight.
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Ozempic is a pre-filled injection treatment for type 2 diabetes. It increases insulin productivity, which helps to keep your blood sugar under control. It also reduces appetite, making it easier to control your portions (which helps to control type 2 diabetes). This also makes it effective as a weight loss treatment if your BMI (body mass index) is over 28.
You only need to take Ozempic once a week, alongside a healthy diet and exercise plan. You’ll normally start out on a low dose, and increase this after the fourth week. It’s a ‘subcut’ (subcutaneous) injection that goes through the skin on your thigh or your stomach, so you don’t need to find a vein to inject it.
Semaglutide (the active ingredient in Ozempic) is almost identical to the GLP-1 hormone, that’s made naturally in your gut and released after you’ve eaten. It regulates appetite and insulin secretion, and slows down the rate your stomach empties. This gives a longer sensation of feeling full, which means you don’t feel as hungry.
Semaglutide lowers blood sugar by helping your body to make more insulin, and preventing your liver from producing glucose. By slowing down the passage of food out of the stomach, it also slows down the rate your body takes up sugar from the food you eat.
Ozempic is available in three different doses of 0.25mg, 0.5mg and 1mg. The dose you’re prescribed will probably depend on what stage of treatment you’re at. You’ll normally start on the lowest dose (0.25mg) once a week, and increase this to 0.5mg after a month. You might be recommended the 1mg dose if the 0.5mg dose hasn’t worked well enough at controlling your blood sugar.
If you’re unsure what dose to use, we can help you find the right one.
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It’s important to use Ozempic exactly how your doctor has told you to. Always read the leaflet first before you use it for the first time, and if you’re not sure about anything, ask us for help.
These are the instructions you’ll follow when using Ozempic for diabetes. If you’re using Ozempic for weight loss, this is an off-label use so these instruction may be different.
Ozempic works differently for different people, and it might depend on the dose. In clinical trials, it took four to five weeks for Ozempic to reach a level of ‘steady state exposure’ in the body (which basically means having a continuous supply of the drug in the system).
Clinical trials also showed that 46% of people using the 0.5mg for a year lost up to 5% of body weight, and 13% of people using it lost up to 10%. In people using the 1mg dose for a year, 62% lost up to 5% of body weight and 24% up to 10% of body weight.
If you forget to take your dose, and it’s been five days or less, take the dose when you remember. Continue with your next dose on your scheduled day. If it’s been more than five days, skip the dose and continue with the next dose on your scheduled day. Don’t take a double dose to make up for the missed one.
If you accidentally take a higher dose than normal, or than you’ve been prescribed, let your prescriber know as soon as possible. You may get nausea if you take more Ozempic than you should.
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When we present you with stats, data, opinion or a consensus, we’ll tell you where this came from. And we’ll only present data as clinically reliable if it’s come from a reputable source, such as a state or government-funded health body, a peer-reviewed medical journal, or a recognised analytics or data body. Read more in our editorial policy.
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Efficacy and Safety of Once-Weekly Semaglutide for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 9.
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