A provider may monitor: Symptoms and side effects Injection-site reactions Sleep quality Appetite changes Fluid retention Blood pressure Glucose or A1C when appropriate IGF-1 when appropriate Recovery response Whether treatment should continue, pause, or change Monitoring helps prevent patients from guessing, overusing, or continuing therapy when symptoms suggest the plan should be adjusted
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They may recommend that you dispose of that pen and start a new one before your next weekly injection, especially if Ozempic was left, say, out in the car and was exposed to extreme temperatures
Supplementation might benefit those with deficiency-related symptoms
While supplementing with vitamin B12 may not improve performance in those who arent deficient, Cowling says that there is legitimate use of vitamin B12 supplementation if youre deficient or even at risk of a deficiency (more on that below)
