What To Expect From Semaglutide Step 1 Comprehensive Metabolic Evaluation: Labs including thyroid panel, testosterone (men), fasting insulin, HbA1c, lipids, CBC, and metabolic panel establish the metabolic picture driving your weight before any medication is prescribed
It is a chemically engineered analogue of naturally occurring gut hormones, structurally derived from the glucagon peptide family
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FDA-approved GLP-1 receptor agonists include semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus), dulaglutide (Trulicity), liraglutide (Victoza, Saxenda), lixisenatide (Adlyxin), exenatide (Bydureon BCise), and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound)though tirzepatide is technically a dual GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist