It's indicated as a diabetes medication, but never mind, I'm not going to cavil about off-label use for obesity. What if the dietary changes are made alone?
That rather depends on the patient. Medically supervised ketogenic diets have shown good results for putting type-2 diabetes into remission. But many patients don't stick to the diet long term.
> What does semaglutide cure?
Prediabetes and hypertension. Assuming long term dietary changes, outside of treatment those effects are pretty permanent.
> What outside the treatment period does it prevent?
Again, assuming dietary changes, it'll prevent type 2 diabetes and heart attacks.
It's indicated as a diabetes medication, but never mind, I'm not going to cavil about off-label use for obesity. What if the dietary changes are made alone?
That rather depends on the patient. Medically supervised ketogenic diets have shown good results for putting type-2 diabetes into remission. But many patients don't stick to the diet long term.
https://www.virtahealth.com/research
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They'd probably work. From what I've read, after cessation there is some typical weight gain even with the same diet, but it levels off.
That indicates to me it's doing a bit more than just appetite suppression.
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