Sometimes, medications utilized to treat specific conditions can also help with other  conditions, like weight loss. Companies examine them to see if they can still benefit people  without the condition. This is a perfect example of how semaglutide works as a type 2 diabetes  medication, and for weight loss. 

The FDA has approved Semaglutide as a once-weekly injection to help people lose weight  when coupled with diet and exercise. The new evidence shows that semaglutide is only the  second medication in its class to be FDA approved for weight loss. 

Semaglutide is a prescription medication that helps lower blood sugar for those with type 2  diabetes, coupled with diet and exercise. Another benefit of the medication is it helps users  lose weight quickly and steadily. Semaglutide pertains to a class of medications named  glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists, which simulate GLP-1 hormones in your body,  lowering blood sugar levels after eating a meal. 

Semaglutide is used once weekly as an injection and is deemed a long-acting weight loss  alternative that works longer in your body than other medications.