It can be unsettling to notice a heart that feels like its racing, fluttering, or pounding when starting a new medicine
Blood sugar benefits begin during the titration phase, but maximal A1C reduction is typically observed by month three
Urva S, Coskun T, Loghin C, Cui X, Beebe E, OFarrell L, Briere DA, Benson C, Nauck MA, Haupt A
The availability of semaglutide has coincided with a broader shift in CKD care, driven by an expanding number of therapies capable of delaying disease progression and reducing the likelihood of dialysis or kidney transplantation
Future work will likely focus on subgroups: patients with established heart disease versus those at risk, people with heart failure with preserved versus reduced ejection fraction, and populations with chronic kidney disease where cardiovascular and renal outcomes overlap