While these medications have transformed diabetes and obesity care, their potential applications extend beyond metabolic disease
The science behind these medications represents something genuinely transformative
"Wegovy is a once-weekly injection that was developed for long-term weight management, while phentermine is a daily oral medication only meant for short-term use of up to three months, although it may be continued for longer," Vukasinov says
By improving liver function and fat transport, and supporting energy production through B12, they can make an active, calorie-controlled lifestyle more effective
Once-daily oral semaglutide resulted in better glycaemic control and greater reductions in body weight than placebo in a 26-week phase II doseresponse study in patients with type 2 diabetes [14]
A 2.5 mg track has short direct data and real-world support for stable maintainers, but continuing tirzepatide has much stronger evidence than stopping. At week 112, stepping down to 5 mg preserved 16.6% weight loss versus 21.9% on the top dose and 9.9% on placebo