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Always double-check your pen to ensure you have injected the dose fully

Dose escalation timing also influences side effect severityPlexusDx providers may recommend extending the time between dose increases (e.g., staying at 2.5 mg for 6 weeks instead of 4) if you experience moderate discomfort

Withdrawal reverses the pattern: food noise was among the first effects participants reported returning. The side effects that dominate the lived complaints Nausea leads the trial tables but clusters during escalation and often fades

The American Diabetes Association recommends an HbA1c target of less than 7% and body weight loss of at least 5% for the majority of patients with T2D

Concomitant use with other GLP-1 receptor agonists is not recommended

Weeks 4-8: Most people see significant improvement by this point