Kidney aging in diabetic individuals is the cumulative effect of cellular senescence, advanced glycation end product accumulation, RAAS dysfunction, inflammation, and oxidative stress
Common injection sites include the thigh, gluteal area, or abdomen
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Their cardiometabolic risk factors such as blood sugar, blood pressure and high cholesterol also reverted to baseline. Dr Tan concludes, Unfortunately, the positive effects of GLP-1 receptor medications dont last forever
Important context: The comparator here was semaglutide 1 mg, not the higher 2.4 mg obesity dose