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Medicare does cover semaglutide for treatment of diabetes, and the insurer reported $3 billion in 2021 spending on the drug under Medicare Part D
^In a multi-national, double-blind clinical trial of over 17,000 patients with BMI of 27 or greater, weekly injections of semaglutide for a mean duration of 33 months reduced the risk of a composite of death from cardiovascular causes, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or nonfatal stroke by 20%
General safety considerations from published sources include potential injection site reactions for injectable formats, an initial adjustment period where some individuals report temporary effects, and individual response variation based on numerous factors
A lot of people are doing this, and gosh, the placebo effect is definitely part of it, but its also real