In the STEP trials, semaglutide was administered as part of a comprehensive lifestyle intervention that included a reduced-calorie diet (approximately 500 kcal/day deficit based on baseline energy requirements) and a minimum of 150 min of physical activity per week [38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46, 78, 97]
Medical records documenting NAION, optic nerve swelling, visual field defects, or permanent visual impairment may play an important role in evaluating a potential claim
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Make a plan before your last dose Rutledge recommends using your time on a GLP-1 medication intentionally: Develop non-food ways to cope with stress, focus on improving the quality of your diet rather than simply eating less and expect hunger to return not as a sign you've failed, but as a normal biological response