Every assessment begins with your Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR), the primary metric used by our Specialist prescribers to determine if medications like Mounjaro or Wegovy are safe for your specific stage of kidney disease
"When I start somebody on Ozempic or another form of semaglutide, what I'm really looking for is an improvement to their blood glucose control," says Beatrice Hong, M.D
Patients can take their SMBG/ continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) level first thing in the morning, look at the titration instructions and give the appropriate dose of basal insulin at one time, adjusting dose by 1-2 U every day until the FPG target of 80-130 mg/dL, or any target deemed safe for the patient, is met
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Since overall food intake is reduced, the quality of your food matters more than ever