Current clinical evidence suggests that starting GLP-1 therapy in gastroparesis requires careful medical evaluation and baseline gastric function assessment, not automatic exclusion from treatment
However, you need to compare them to the baseline risk for the population taking these medications
Zhao L, Li AQ, Zhou TF, Zhang MQ, Qin XM
Choose the same day each week for consistency (many prefer Sunday evenings) Allow refrigerated medication to reach room temperature before injecting Clean the injection site with alcohol and let it dry completely Pinch a fold of skin and insert the needle at a 45-90 degree angle Inject slowly over 5-10 seconds Hold the needle in place for 10 seconds after completing the injection Rotate sites in a systematic pattern (left abdomen, right abdomen, left thigh, right thigh) Injection timing preferences vary among users
Combined with the increased lipolysis (fat breakdown) and thermogenesis (fat burning), the net effect on body composition is more favorable than what either GLP-1 or GIP agonism can produce alone
Semaglutide works differently for everyone
