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Compounded Semaglutide Injection (at $189/mo month-to-month, or from $149/mo on the 6-month plan) and oral semaglutide provide flexible dosing through licensed 503A compounding pharmacies, allowing your prescriber to adjust strength based on real-time blood glucose and appetite responses

The drugs, which mimic a hormone that slows digestion, triggers insulin and helps people feel full longer, cut Americas stubbornly high obesity rates for the first time in more than a decade and show promise in aiding a range of conditions from kidney disease to drug addiction

"The big difference is that everybody with type 1 diabetes needs to take insulin, says Shannon Knapp, RN, CDCES, a diabetes educator at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio

Initial lab test: Included Your provider may order blood work to confirm eligibility

They recommend zero added sugar for kids and almost zero for adults