glp 1 and teeth With nearly 40 million Americans now using GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, attention is growing around a cluster of side effects that go beyond nausea and weight loss. One Can Ozempic Affect Your Teeth?

Apart from improving blood sugar in type 2 diabetes and promoting significant weight loss, Ozempic is also FDA-approved for reducing the risk of heart diseases, worsening kidney disease, end-stage kidney disease, and death in patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes

While acute exposure to GLP-1 RAs during initiation or dose escalation is expected to delay gastric emptying, chronic use can lead to adaptive responses that attenuate this effect

The researchers say that GLP-1 drugs benefit older adults by promoting weight loss, lowering blood sugar levels, and improving heart health

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SMM, which is called sarcopenia, likely occurs because of the rapid weight loss many people experience while taking Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs