The translation of that indication is that cardiologists, endocrinologists, and primary care doctors may prescribe Ozempic to a patient with diabetes and known atherosclerotic disease even if their blood sugar is already well controlled
Medical News Today spoke to three medical experts Hector Perez, MD, a board-certified bariatric surgeon at Renew Bariatrics and an advisor at BestSurgeons, Mir Ali, MD, bariatric surgeon and medical director of MemorialCare Surgical Weight Loss Center at Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA, and David Cutler, MD, a board-certified family medicine physician at Providence Saint Johns Health Center in Santa Monica, CA about weight loss injections, their side effects, and how to spot signs of acute pancreatitis
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Yes, weight regain is common after stopping Ozempic or similar weight-loss injections, unless diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes are maintained