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As your dose gradually increases in line with prescribing guidelines, semaglutide continues to influence appetite
In these cases, improvements in appetite control and blood sugar regulation often occur before visible weight loss
This will prevent contamination, infection, leakage of medicine, and blocked needles leading to the wrong dose