How Semaglutide Can Help You Reach Your Weight Loss Goals

Key Takeaways:

• Semaglutide helps reduce appetite and supports long-term weight loss
• Dr. B offers medically guided care with close monitoring
• Ideal for patients with weight-related health concerns
• Personalized plans tailored to your goals and lifestyle
• Supportive team and ongoing wellness strategies included

As of 2020, fewer than 18,000 Americans were taking semaglutide, according to an article in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. In just four short years, this figure had jumped to more than 12 million Americans, primarily driven by its ability to help people lose weight and the 2021 FDA approval of the first semaglutide formulation for weight loss.

If you’re unfamiliar with semaglutide, it is the active ingredient in the blockbuster weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy. While the FDA initially approved Ozempic to help manage type 2 diabetes, researchers and doctors discovered an interesting side effect: weight loss. As such, some doctors began using semaglutide off-label to help patients who struggle with other weight loss efforts, shed some pounds.

Dr. Diane Brzezinski, Dr. Michael Hellman, and Kelly Fennemore, MSN, ARNP were among those cutting-edge physicians who realized early on that they could help their patients lose weight with semaglutide in Naples, Florida. However, they also recognized that semaglutide was not a magic weight-loss potion, but could be a practical addition to their practice’s holistic medical weight-loss program.

What Is Semaglutide, and How Does It Work?

Semaglutide is a glucagon-like peptide receptor agonist that sends signals to the brain’s hypothalamus to regulate blood sugar, metabolize glucose, slow digestion, and make a person feel like they’ve had plenty to eat. In other words, semaglutide helps curb appetite for reduced caloric intake, while also boosting the body’s ability to burn calories. Not only is this helpful in controlling type 2 diabetes, but it also induces natural weight loss and has other positive health benefits, including decreased:

• Blood pressure
• Cholesterol
• Inflammation
• triglycerides

Who Is a Good Candidate for Semaglutide?

If you’re wondering whether you’re a good candidate for semaglutide in Naples with Dr B’s practice, see if you can check off the following boxes:

• Have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher, or a BMI of 27 or higher, along with weight-related health issues, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, etc.
• Struggling to lose weight through diet and exercise.
• Do not have a history of certain medical conditions, including pancreatitis, gastrointestinal disease, medullary thyroid carcinoma, or multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2.
• Are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
• Are willing to combine semaglutide with lifestyle changes, such as diet and exercise, and manage your weight loss under medical supervision.
• They are under the care of an experienced internal medicine provider.

If you checked off these boxes, then you are an ideal candidate for semaglutide in Naples. If that last entry gave you pause, Dr. B and Dr. Helman would be glad to put you under the umbrella of their outstanding internal medicine care.

The Dr. B Difference: Medically Supervised Weight Loss in Naples

Semaglutide in Naples with Dr. B isn’t just a matter of taking the potion and waiting for the weight-loss results to kick in. As one of the most trusted and experienced medical weight-loss practitioners in Naples, Dr. B’s practice takes a personalized, holistic approach designed to help patients meet their weight-loss goals and ensure optimal health.

Your medical weight-loss journey with Dr. B’s practice begins with a comprehensive exam and consultation to assess factors relevant to your weight and health, and establish weight-loss goals. If medically appropriate, semaglutide dosing will be incorporated into the medical weight-loss program, and Dr. B may include other weight-loss peptides if they seem suitable. Along with a personalized exercise and diet plan tailored to your physiology, overall health, and weight-loss goals, the practice may also recommend additional treatments—such as hormone therapy and vitamin and supplement support—to ensure optimal health and comfort.

During your medical weight-loss journey, Dr. B and Dr. Hellman regularly monitor success and health to ensure that the program is working and that you’re not experiencing any side effects or health impacts.

What to Expect From Treatment

Dr. B’s practice offers semaglutide in either a weekly injection form or as a daily oral tablet, depending on your preference. If any side effects emerge, they may adjust your dosage or take other measures to alleviate your symptoms. They customize each patient’s diet and exercise program according to their unique health and fitness profiles, and can make adjustments as needed to make them more manageable or more effective.

Is Semaglutide Safe?

Numerous clinical trials of semaglutide for weight loss have demonstrated the efficacy and safety of the formulation. Many of the thousand-plus patients in clinical trials successfully lost about 15% of their body weight in just over a year, and few suffered any significant side effects. The most commonly reported side effects were mild to moderate gastrointestinal distress, which typically subsided after a few days. A few patients also experienced fatigue, headaches, or dizziness.

Among other things, the clinical trials determined that semaglutide should only be taken under medical supervision to mitigate the potential for side effects. Doctors who prescribe semaglutide to their patients must understand how the formulation works and know how to adjust dosages to meet the distinct physiological and overall health profiles of individual patients. They should also source their semaglutide formulations from trusted pharmaceutical companies regulated by the FDA.

Begin Your Weight-Loss Journey in Naples with Dr. B

If you’re ready to try semaglutide for weight loss in Naples, Dr. B’s practice offers all the support, guidance, and medical insight you need to lose weight and feel your best. Begin your medical weight-loss journey in Naples by scheduling a consultation with Dr. B at (239) 261-9990.

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