Key Takeaways
- Type 2 diabetes happens when you don’t have enough of a hormone called insulin, or if your insulin doesn’t work as well as it should (sometimes called insulin resistance).
- Early research looking at retatrutide for people with type 2 diabetes has found it improves:.
- Retatrutide works by acting in the same way as three hormones that your body makes naturally.
- Retatrutide isn’t approved yet, which means it’s not available on the NHS or privately.
Possible Side Effects
- We don’t yet know if retatrutide is safe for anyone as Phase 3 trials are still in progress. However, the research we have so far suggests that most people’s side effects are not serious. This is true for people who have diabetes and those who don’t.
- In trials, the most common symptoms have been digestive problems, such as feeling sick, being sick, diarrhoea, and constipation. These symptoms seem to increase as people adjust to their dose.
- "If you're using Voy and you experience any side effects, rest assured that our expert clinicians are just a message or phone call away. They can adjust your dose, prescribe medication to ease your symptoms, or simply offer reassurance.
Contact your healthcare provider if you experience any concerning symptoms.
Practical Tips
- →Type 2 diabetes happens when you don’t have enough of a hormone called insulin, or if your insulin doesn’t work as well as it should (sometimes called insulin resistance). Insulin is an important hormone because it helps your body to use the sugar in your food as energy.
- →You’ll be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes if a blood test shows your blood sugar is higher than it should be.
- →In trials, the most common symptoms have been digestive problems, such as feeling sick, being sick, diarrhoea, and constipation. These symptoms seem to increase as people adjust to their dose.
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Dr. Rabih Wassel
Chief Medical Officer • MBBS, BSc, MSc, MRCS, MRCGP
Dr. Rabih Wassel is a board-certified physician specializing in obesity medicine with over 15 years of experience in weight management and metabolic health.
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