{"id":549,"date":"2025-05-30T07:07:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T07:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/namratasheth.com\/blogs\/?p=549"},"modified":"2025-06-26T07:42:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T07:42:01","slug":"ozempic-injection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/namratasheth.com\/blogs\/ozempic-injection\/","title":{"rendered":"“Ozempic”"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Ozempic is prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes but it is commonly used for “weight loss” these days.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Ozempic<\/a> is prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes<\/a>, but it is commonly used for “weight loss” these days. Ozempic is a medication that helps adults with type 2 diabetes to keep a check on their blood sugar levels. It mimics a hormone called GLP-1 with its active ingredient – semaglutide<\/a>, which boosts insulin production<\/a>, lowers blood sugar, reduces appetite, and makes you feel fuller for a longer time. It is taken as an injection once a week under the skin.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Common side effects<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

– Nausea<\/p>\r\n

– Diarrhoea<\/p>\r\n

– Vomiting<\/p>\r\n

– Constipation<\/p>\r\n

Serious side effects Rare but<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

– Inflammation of pancreas – severe stomach pain<\/p>\r\n

– low blood sugar – dizziness, blurred vision, anxiety, irritability, headache<\/p>\r\n

– Kidney problems – less urination, swelling<\/p>\r\n

– Serious allergic reactions – swelling, itching<\/p>\r\n

– Gallbladder problems – pain in upper stomach<\/p>\r\n

Ozempic comes with a “boxed warning” about the risk of thyroid cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

It is not a drug for “weight loss”. Consult<\/a> the right source before considering.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ozempic is prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes but it is commonly used for “weight loss” these days. Ozempic is prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes, but it is commonly used for “weight loss” these days. Ozempic is a medication that helps adults with type 2 diabetes to keep a check on their blood sugar […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-emotional-wellness-nutrition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/namratasheth.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/namratasheth.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/namratasheth.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namratasheth.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namratasheth.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=549"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/namratasheth.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":569,"href":"https:\/\/namratasheth.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549\/revisions\/569"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namratasheth.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/namratasheth.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namratasheth.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namratasheth.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}