Semaglutide is a peptide that has demonstrated multiple health benefits, including achieving better control of blood sugar for individuals with insulin resistance and type II diabetes as well as assisting with weight loss.
Dr. Dee and Jessica discuss how elevated blood sugar, even for people who have not yet developed diabetes, drives multiple metabolic disease and causes weight gain.
They discuss the multiple health benefits attributed to semaglutide. Beyond just helping with weight loss, this substance has been shown to decrease risk of heart disease, be protective of the neurologic system, help some women with fertility, and improve symptoms of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).