At the same time, endocrinologists and health care providers are also increasingly prescribing them as these medications help in diabetes control, treating heart failure, reducing the progression of kidney disease, managing and reversing fatty liver, and multiple other metabolic and mechanical problems, Dr Asim Maldar, consultant endocrinologist and diabetes specialist, PD Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, tells Forbes India
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Health professionals typically start patients on a low dosage of Semaglutide or Tirzpatide once a week for the first 4 weeks to minimize potential side effects