This is Semaglutide, a shot that helps with type 2 diabetes and keeping weight in check. It gets your body to make more insulin, which in turn brings down your blood sugar. You can get it as a pen, with doses of 0.25, 0.5, or 1 milligrams, and you use it once a week.
Or, you can take pills, 3, 7, or 14 milligrams per day. The doc usually says to use 1 milligram of the shot each week or 14 milligrams of the pill every day. Each pack comes with either 4 pens or 30 pills.
So, it works by turning on some GLP-1 receptors in your body, which stops glucagon from being made, boosts insulin, and slows down how fast your stomach empties. And it helps you feel fuller, which is good for losing weight. Make sure you’re doing what your doc told you and talk to them about how to use it right and keep an eye on it.
