A separate retrospective study published in 2025 in JAMA Ophthalmology compared patients who took either oral or subcutaneous semaglutide for type 2 diabetes and matched them to control based on race, sex, A1c and comorbid conditions such as DR, sleep apnea, hypertension and hyperlipidemia
These peptides have garnered attention for their potential to influence various physiological processes
A recent analysis found that Wegovy users may face a substantially higher risk of NAION compared to Ozempic users, even though both drugs contain the same active ingredient
However, this powerful effect often comes with greater downtime , including significant swelling , tenderness , and bruising , which can last up to 10 days
Specifically, while the GLP-1 peptide sequence is identical across mammalian species, the human GLP-1 receptor differs from that of the rat GLP-1 receptor at 42 amino acid residues
Mesenchymal stromal/stem cell (MSC)-derived exosomes in clinical trials