On a U-100 syringe: units divided by 100 equals milliliters
Patients often report that they finish dinner without finishing the plate for the first time in years
Importantly, FDA-approved semaglutide products are labeled and dosed in milligrams (mg), not units
The ominous octet (Defronzo model) includes: decreased muscle glucose uptake, increased hepatic glucose output, impaired incretin effect, alpha-cell hyperglucagonemia, increased renal glucose reabsorption (SGLT-2 upregulation), increased lipolysis (adipose), decreased central satiety signaling, and decreased beta-cell insulin secretion
This has potentially huge implications for your sleep
It protects cells from oxidative stress, supports liver detoxification, and plays a role in immune function and mitochondrial health