Semaglutide and GLP-1 weight loss in Charleston, at home
A nurse comes to your house and gives the injection. You never have to do it yourself.
Holy City Healthcare Consultants runs a medically supervised semaglutide and GLP-1 weight loss program across the Charleston metro for $250 a month. A licensed nurse practitioner evaluates you and prescribes. A registered nurse then comes to your home weekly, administers the injection, tracks how you are tolerating it, and adjusts with the provider.
That weekly in-home visit is the part almost nobody else offers. Most GLP-1 programs mail you a pen and a dosing chart and check in by app. If the side effects hit on week three, you are on your own with them.
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Weekly nurse visits, not a monthly refill
The medication is the easy part. Staying on it safely is where programs fall apart.
GLP-1 medications work by mimicking glucagon like peptide 1, a hormone involved in appetite regulation, insulin signaling and blood sugar control. They increase satiety and slow gastric emptying, which buys you room to build eating habits that hold.
They also have real side effects, and dose escalation is where most people quit. Having a nurse in the room every week is what keeps people on the medication long enough for it to work.

Measuring what the scale cannot
Weight alone hides what is happening. A 3D body scan measures composition, circumference and volume, so you can see fat coming off and lean mass holding even in a week the number does not move. Post-program scans catch regain early, while it is still small.
We also strongly recommend, but do not require, a gut microbiome study before starting, run through our partner Jona.Health and reviewed with a provider by telehealth. It flags dysbiosis, inflammation and absorption problems that affect both weight loss and how well you tolerate the medication.

Who this is for, and who it is not
A GLP-1 is a real medication with real contraindications. We would rather tell you no at the evaluation than start you on something that is wrong for you. Final eligibility is decided by the prescribing nurse practitioner.
This list is not exhaustive. Bring your full medication list and history to the evaluation, including anything you take that is not prescribed.
Weight loss questions, answered
Still have a question? Call or text 843.730.2790 and a clinical concierge will get back to you.


Medically reviewed by
Ralph Fontanez, BSN, RN
Founder, Holy City Healthcare Consultants
Ralph spent nearly eight years as a US Army medic with the 173rd and 82nd Airborne, including a deployment to Afghanistan, before moving into nursing. His clinical background is in critical care, hematology and oncology, and infusion therapy. He founded Holy City Healthcare Consultants to bring that standard of care into patients’ homes across the Charleston metro.
Last reviewed September 2026. This page is for general information and is not a substitute for a consultation with a licensed provider.
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