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Individuals with type 2 diabetes often have impaired insulin function or insulin resistance
In the STEP 1 trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine , people taking semaglutide lost more than 15% of their body weight over about 16 months
No large-scale, randomized controlled trial has been specifically designed to study hair loss as a primary outcome of GLP-1 therapy
No other major telehealth platform offers oral tirzepatide as of 2026
By Anna Greene, PhD, NETRF Chief Scientific Officer Drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro, known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, are now widely used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity