There has been a lot of press regarding Wegovy/Ozempic/Semaglutide. This is an outstandingly successful pharmaceutical-grade injection that has helped millions control their blood sugar with a very welcomed side effect of weight loss.
What is Diabetes Type II?
A diagnosis of Type II Diabetes means that your body does not process insulin correctly from the food you consume. While some may be able to manage it through diet alone, many others need supportive medication.
What is Insulin Resistance?
When your body is insulin resistant the cells in your muscles, fat, and liver doesn’t respond well and can’t take in the insulin from your blood. As a result, your pancreas has to work harder to make more insulin so that glucose (for energy) can enter your cells.
Insulin resistance has metabolic consequences including hyperglycemia, hypertension, dyslipidemia, visceral adiposity, hyperuricemia, elevated inflammatory markers, endothelial dysfunction, and a prothrombic state. All of this can pack on unwanted extra pounds even if you are exercising and eating well.
Introducing Semaglutide!
This is why the discovery of Semaglutide has been so warmly welcomed. It can help balance out the body’s ability to properly use the food and energy sources you are feeding it. When your body is in balance and working properly your blood sugar remains steadier, and you feel less hungry because your body isn’t searching for an energy source. This inevitably leads to weight loss as a side effect.
How Semaglutide Works to Help Combat Diabetes and Shed Excess Fat
Semaglutide is in a class of medications known as incretin mimetics. They work by helping the pancreas to release just the right amount of insulin when blood sugar levels are elevated. Insulin helps move sugar from the blood into other body tissues where it is used for energy. It comes in the form of an injection.
Who Can Take Semaglutide?
Semaglutide is recommended for those with Type II Diabetes who are insulin resistant and overweight or obese.
Can I take Semaglutide for Weight Loss if I Am Not Diabetic?
In patients who are not diabetic but show signs of insulin resistance as well as metabolic syndrome where weight loss has been unsuccessful through simple diet and exercise Semaglutide is often prescribed.
Semaglutide mimics the hormone called GLP-1, produced in the brain and controls both appetite and feeling of fullness. Semaglutide by its composition is a Glucagon-like peptide-1 that acts by sending signals to the brain as the body is “full”.
Doctors can prescribe Semaglutide for adults who have obesity, with a body mass index (BMI) of greater than 30; or overweight, with a BMI greater than 27 accompanied by weight-related medical problems such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, or high cholesterol.
If You Believe That You Might be a Good candidate for Semaglutide, we invite you to contact Vitality Health of South Florida. If you are in the Bonita Springs, Naples, or Fort Myers, Florida areas we are here for you and would love to help you on your journey to health.
Dial 1-833-LOWTEE and talk to one of our experts. Visit www.VitalityHealthSFL.com to learn more about our practice and what we offer!
Sources:
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes/overview/what-is-diabetes/prediabetes-insulin-resistance
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-new-drug-treatment-chronic-weight-management-first-2014
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8589135/
FDA Disclaimer: Semaglutide is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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