These drugs are extremely effective for blood glucose control and weight management, which, combined with their relatively limited side effect profile, makes them very appealing for diabetes treatment the purpose for which they originally received FDA approval
This conversation should happen before beginning any weight loss treatment, ensuring coordinated care between your neurology and primary care teams
Meal timing and structure can influence outcomes
Between screening and randomization, across all groups, mean systolic BP decreased by 5.711.0 mm Hg, diastolic BP by 3.78.1 mm Hg and pulse rate fell by 0.910.1 beats min 1
Low Risk of Hypoglycemia: Because these medications only stimulate insulin release when blood sugar is high, they carry a very low risk of causing dangerously low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) when used on their own
It may be reasonable to hold the GLP-1 RA if no other cause for infertility is found, although evidence does not strongly implicate the drug in most cases