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Rybelsus Meal Plan: A Sample Week With Protein Targets

Rybelsus meal plan: what to eat, what to limit, and why it matters on a GLP-1 medicine.

Active ingredient
semaglutide
Manufacturer
Novo Nordisk
How it is taken
Daily pill
FDA-approved for
Type 2 diabetes, Heart risk
Rybelsus meal plan: a high-protein plate on a GLP-1

Rybelsus in brief

How long it remains in your body
100%50%25%0%07 d14 d21 d28 d35 d50%25%12.5%time after the dose

Its half-life is about 1 week: by 7 d half is gone, and by five half-lives (35 d) about 3% is left.

Main trial weight loss
Rybelsus (PIONEER 1)3.7 kgPlacebo1.4 kg

In the PIONEER 1 trial of 26 weeks, people with type 2 diabetes lost 3.7 kg, while those on placebo lost 1.4 kg.

Cost over time
20262027$1,027.51$0List priceSelf-pay

In US dollars, monthly prices cover the list price and self-pay offers, each taken from the maker's price page.

Sources: FDA label (DailyMed), healthsystemtracker.org, Novo Nordisk pricing, Novo Nordisk.