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But Thissen recommends reframing it as a stepping stone towards future health, so patients can get their kickstart and develop healthy habits, so they lose the weight and dont regain it. Patients with smaller weight loss goals, Thissen adds, can consider using a lower-than-standard dose, something often called microdosing on social media

Using a protocol of escalating doses, a once daily injection significantly decreased HbA1c by 1.1 to 1.6% in diabetic patients and also caused significant weight loss of 5% or greater in 54% of patients, leading to its approval in 2010 (21)

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There are a few reasons why people might choose to use compounded semaglutide for weight loss

We knew GLP-1s were not for everyone and the shortages across the industry made GLP-1s too expensive and too challenging to physically access