These side effects often get better in a few days or weeks, hence you are advised to continue taking the medicine
Your physician will likely order blood tests and imaging scans of the salivary glands to look for the root cause
During the opening lecture at the International Conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes, Melanie Davies, CBE, MB, ChB, MD, FRCP, FRCGP, professor of diabetes medicine at the University of Leicester and an honorary consultant diabetologist at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, reviewed how GLP-1 receptor agonists such as semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy, Novo Nordisk) have changed the way providers approach the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity and discussed some of the medications that combine GLP-1 with other molecules
When combined with comprehensive nutritional and lifestyle support, GLP-1 therapies can deliver healthier, more sustainable outcomes over the long term.