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Dietary modifications represent the first-line approach for managing delayed gastric emptying effects: Eat smaller, more frequent meals rather than three large meals dailythis reduces the volume of food in the stomach at any one time Choose easily digestible foods that are lower in fat and fibre, as these empty from the stomach more readily Avoid lying down immediately after eating
Close monitoring of blood glucose levels and adjustment of insulin doses may be necessary if semaglutide is used in combination with insulin therapy
Ishkaeva RA, Nizamov IS, Blokhin DS, Urakova EA, Klochkov VV, Nizamov ID, Gareev BI, Salakhieva DV, Abdullin TI
(2021) "Once-weekly semaglutide in adults with overweight or obesity" The New England Journal of Medicine, 384(11) This article was reviewed and approved by Lujain Alhassan, Bariatric Nutritionist, and Alice Fletcher, Lead Bariatric Dietitian, on 7 July 2025