Semaglutide is an injectable prescription medication used to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes, as well as promote weight loss in adults struggling with overweight or obesity. It mimics a hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) that targets areas of the brain that regulate appetite and food intake.
By acting on receptors in the brain, semaglutide helps you feel fuller faster so you eat less and lose weight. It also slows digestion to help control blood sugar. Semaglutide must be prescribed by a healthcare provider and is administered once weekly by injection under the skin of the abdomen, thigh, or upper arm.
Some key points about semaglutide:
Semaglutide is sold under the brand names Ozempic® and WegovyTM. Butterfly Hormone Center provides compounded semaglutide injections made specially to meet each patient's unique needs.
Semaglutide can benefit adults struggling with:
Candidates should be healthy adults without any major medical issues aside from overweight/obesity and related health conditions. Those with severe kidney disease, diabetic retinopathy, or a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) or Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2) should not take semaglutide.
Pregnant and breastfeeding women should also avoid this medication. Let your Butterfly Hormone Center provider determine if you are a good fit for semaglutide injections.
Some of the many benefits associated with semaglutide treatment include:
With diet and lifestyle changes, semaglutide helps patients better manage obesity, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes. Losing excess weight provides extensive health benefits that improve quality of life.
Semaglutide is a GLP-1 receptor agonist that activates areas of the brain involved in blood sugar and body weight control. It shares similarities with the natural hormone GLP-1 but remains active in the body longer.
Here's an overview of how weekly semaglutide injections promote weight loss:
With calorie deficits from appetite/fullness changes and improved glucose regulation, significant fat loss occurs. Diet and activity changes boost results but semaglutide promotes weight loss even without major lifestyle adjustments.
Semaglutide is structurally similar to a human hormone called GLP-1 that regulates blood sugar. When injected, it mimics the effects of natural GLP-1 leading to improved glycemic control. However, unlike native GLP-1 which has a half-life of only 1-2 minutes, semaglutide sticks around much longer with a half-life of about 1 week allowing for once weekly injections.
At Butterfly Hormone Center, we craft customized semaglutide treatment plans to help patients achieve their health goals through improved weight management and blood sugar control.
Here is an overview of our general protocol:
We closely monitor patients at Butterfly Hormone Center to ensure semaglutide therapy is safe and effective. Dose titration when starting injections prevents severe gastrointestinal effects. We also make medication tweaks when needed if blood sugar or weight loss plateaus.
Comprehensive medical oversight provides the best shot at long-term success! We tailor supplementary treatments to patient needs and preferences.
Semaglutide comes in a pre-filled pen injector meant for self-administration once weekly. Proper injection technique is crucial for medication absorption. Butterfly Hormone Center teaches patients to:
Starting doses are 0.25 or 0.5mg. A lower initial dose reduces side effects. After a month, providers increase doses in 0.25 or 0.5mg increments until the maintenance dose is reached - usually 1-2mg.
Once stabilized on the full dose, patients take the same fixed amount weekly for chronic weight management. Semaglutide stays in the body over 24 hours so missing one dose shouldn't disrupt effects. Let providers know about any missed or uneven dosing though.
Although semaglutide promotes weight loss and better glycemic control on its own, certain lifestyle measures boost overall outcomes:
Butterfly Hormone Center helps craft realistic eating, activity, and mindset objectives for each patient starting semaglutide. Small, sustainable changes improve adherence and generate noticeable improvements over time.
Like most medications, semaglutide sometimes causes side effects - especially initially. However, they usually resolve within days to weeks. Common reactions include:
Rarer but serious risks require prompt medical care:
Let your Butterfly Hormone Center provider know about any side effects since adjustments may provide relief. Reporting all reactions also helps monitor treatment safety. Stay diligent about follow-up visits for weight checks, lab testing, and side effect reviews.
The diseases associated with overweight and obesity - like type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension, and stroke - continue progressing when left uncontrolled. The medical complications build up silently over months and years, causing irreversible organ damage. Patients often don't realize the full impact excess weight has on health until multiple body systems start failing.
Moreover, the longer someone lives with obesity, the harder successful weight loss becomes. Appetite and fat storing hormones get severely disrupted, making dieting and exercise feel impossible. Even small amounts of regain after bariatric surgery or medication cessation trigger ballooning weight increase.
At Butterfly Hormone Center, we emphasize early intervention with individualized prescription plans before comorbidities escalate. Combining powerful meds like semaglutide with dietary modifications and medical supervision gives patients their best shot at meaningful weight reduction and cardiometabolic improvements.
Don't wait until you have diabetes, heart disease, fatty liver, kidney failure, immobility, depression or other devastating complications before taking action! Our compassionate providers design tailored treatments to resolve hormone imbalances, metabolic dysfunction, uncontrolled hunger signals, and other drivers of weight gain. We partner with clients for the long haul because we understand regaining health spans a lifetime.
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Butterfly Hormone Center strives for the best service backed by real compassion. We understand the frustration our patients face and are here to help get your health back on track!
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