For people with type 2 diabetes and kidney problems, taking a weekly semaglutide shot might help slow down how fast their kidneys get worse.

For adults with type 2 diabetes and kidney problems, taking a weekly semaglutide shot (1.0 mg) can lower their chances of serious kidney or heart issues by about a quarter over 3.4 years — about 1 in every 20 people who take it will avoid a major problem.

If you're an adult with type 2 diabetes and kidney problems and you're already on certain blood pressure meds, taking a weekly semaglutide shot might lower your chance of dying from any cause by 20% over about 3 years.

In adults with type 2 diabetes and advanced kidney disease, a weekly injection of semaglutide at 1.0 mg lowers the combined risk of kidney failure, severe loss of kidney function, or death from heart or kidney causes by 24% compared to a placebo over about 3.4 years.

For people with type 2 diabetes and kidney problems who are on certain blood pressure medicines, taking a weekly semaglutide shot might lower their chance of dying from heart issues by almost a third over about 3 years.

For adults who are overweight, have heart disease, and early kidney problems but not diabetes, taking a weekly semaglutide shot might help their kidneys work better over two years compared to a placebo.