Type 2 diabetes in adults: management NG28 Initial medicines chapter
The earliest record is the Divine Farmers Materia Medica , which states that it benefits qi, alleviates cough and shortness of breath, treats weakness and emaciation, replenishes deficiencies, strengthens the kidneys, and benefits male essence. SCF has relatively mild medicinal properties and is associated with the lung, heart, and kidney meridians
A minority of patients develop hypertrophic scars or scars that remain slightly visible this can usually be improved with scar management treatments (silicone gel, steroid injection for hypertrophic scars)
Using subjective measures like RPE 39 , focusing on bodyweight or light resistance initially, and aiming for challenging but controlled repetitions within the 8-15 range provides a practical bridge
Clinical Trial Data The landmark STEP-1 trial studied Wegovy (semaglutide 2.4 mg) in 1,961 adults over 68 weeks