If you are taking insulin or sulphonylureas, dose reductions may be needed to reduce the risk of hypoglycaemia
Additionally, if you have taken significantly more than double your prescribed dose, or if a child has accidentally been exposed to Ozempic, immediate medical assessment is essential regardless of symptoms
A meta-analysis which included eight trials with a total of 60,080 patients found that GLP-1 agonists reduced major adverse cardiovascular events, all-cause mortality and hospital admissions for heart failure in treated patients with type 2 diabetes, regardless of structural homology 20
However, the starting dose is intentionally low, designed for tolerability rather than therapeutic effect
Results can vary from person to person