This adds to growing concerns over long-term side effects of GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy
Finally, a minor alternative pathway of Se entering the brain may be related to proteins leaking through the BBB (or BCB), first of all, under pathological conditions, impairing the barrier function, but this notion is rather speculative at the moment
Injectable Form : Given weekly under the skin, bypassing the digestive system entirely
This concern becomes more clinically significant when a patient is also taking insulin, sulfonylureas like Glipizide or Glyburide, or other glucose-lowering therapies
Stomach In 2023, Novo Nordisk was sued by a woman with Type 2 diabetes who alleged Ozempic was among medications that caused gastroparesis, or stomach paralysis