Redefine Your Relationship with Food

What are GLP-1 agonists?
GLP-1 agonists are a type of medication that mimics the way the natural hormone, GLP-1, works. They manage blood sugar and stabilise hunger to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes.

GLP-1 agonists are self-injectable medications, supplied in an injection pen. You can inject them yourself into designated areas of the body (abdomen, thighs, or upper arms) on a weekly or daily basis, depending on the type you have been Prescribed. Using GLP-1 agonists has the same effect and so signals to the brain that you are full, which helps you to reduce the amount of food you eat, and promotes weight loss because you are less likely to snack or overeat.

Weight loss medication can support weight loss and help you control blood sugar levels, they can also cause side effects. Some of the common side effects associated with these medications include:

• feeling sick (nausea)
• being sick (vomiting)
• constipation
• stomach pain
• weakness or tiredness
• headache
• dizziness
• gas
• bloating
• mood changes
• heartburn or indigestion
• injection site reactions

Some of the less common but severe side effects include:

• allergic reactions (difficulty breathing and swallowing, wheezing, face or lip swelling, dizziness, and body rash)
• inflamed pancreas (pancreatitis, which may cause severe and persistent stomach pain or vomiting)
• kidney or bladder stones.