{"id":31791,"date":"2026-05-17T13:11:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T07:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=31791"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:04:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:34:46","slug":"semaglutide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/semaglutide\/","title":{"rendered":"Semaglutide"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Semaglutide Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr Reddy&#8217;s Laboratories recently said it has launched its generic version of Semaglutide injection used in treatment of type 2 diabetes in Canada. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Semaglutide<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a prescription <\/span><b>medication <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">used primarily to treat <\/span><b>type 2 diabetes.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/type-2-diabetes-t2d\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Type 2 diabetes <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a common condition that<\/span><b> causes the level of glucose (sugar)<\/b> <b>in the blood to become too high.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Semaglutide <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">works by<\/span><b> increasing insulin levels<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in your body, which <\/span><b>decreases your blood sugar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (glucose).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also <\/span><b>reduces the amount of glucose, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or sugar, <\/span><b>produced by the liver<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>slows down <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how quickly<\/span><b> food is digested.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Semaglutide can also <\/span><b>lead to weight loss.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is because it slows down how quickly food is digested.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Semaglutide <\/span><b>resembles a natural hormone, GLP-1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, released from the body after eating.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It may also be <\/span><b>used to lower the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with type 2 diabetes.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Changes to diet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are <\/span><b>often combined with this medication. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/industry\/healthcare\/biotech\/pharmaceuticals\/dr-reddys-launches-generic-semaglutide-injection-popular-weight-loss-drug-in-canada\/articleshow\/131132941.cms?from=mdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ET<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Semaglutide is a GLP-1 based medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes, control blood sugar, support weight loss and reduce heart risks. 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