Semaglutide was originally developed to treat Type 2 Diabetes. Ozempic and Wegovy are the same medication, sold under brand names. They all contain the same active drug. Semaglutide is a GLP-1 (Glucagon-like peptide) receptor agonist. GLP-1 (the satiety hormone) is a hormone produced in the small intestine after you eat that tells your brain you are full and don’t need to eat any more.  Semaglutide works the same way as your body’s GLP-1 with one significant difference – it lasts longer than the body’s natural hormone – so you feel satisfied for longer. You eat less and are also much less likely to snack and feel hungry between meals. Semaglutide also helps to keep your glucose and insulin levels balanced and to prevent the liver from making too much sugar (glucagon). Cravings for sugars and carbs, the foods that get many of us in trouble, are decreased. Semaglutide also promotes satiety (the feeling of fullness) by slowing how quickly food moves through the digestive tract. What we have seen in our patients is that you just no longer want these foods. It isn’t a struggle to give them up, you don’t want them. It really is a game changer since it works in the part of the brain that controls hunger.