Key timing considerations: If nausea is significant, evening injection allows sleeping through peak effects If blood sugar management is the primary goal, morning injection may offer a slight advantage Compounded semaglutide follows the same timing principles as brand-name formulations The 7-day half-life means you have the most forgiving missed-dose window of any weekly GLP-1 Steady state is reached after approximately 4 to 5 weeks of consistent weekly dosing Dose escalation timing: Standard escalation starts at 0.25mg weekly for 4 weeks, then increases to 0.5mg
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