Key Takeaways Semaglutide users lost an average of 14.9 percent of their body weight over 68 weeks in the STEP 1 trial
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This includes quitting smoking, reducing alcohol intake, and maintaining a healthy weight through a balanced diet and regular exercise
Oral formulations and microdose protocols add flexibility: compounded oral semaglutide costs from $289/mo (or $249/mo on the 6-month plan), while a microdose GLP-1 protocol starts at $129/month
Diarrhea: Reported at higher rates with increasing doses
Retatrutide administered once weekly subcutaneously for 12 weeks resulted in a dose-dependent placebo-adjusted weight loss of up to 8.96 kg in the highest dose group and a placebo-adjusted HbA1c reduction of up to 1.6% in a phase II trial in individuals with T2DM [125]