From the employers perspective, these changes can reduce the burden of lost worktime, medical costs (including GLP-1 costs), and other obesity-related overhead
Levy et al., 2016)
Patients should be informed that gastrointestinal symptoms are dose dependent, common during treatment initiation and escalation, usually transient, influenced by the starting dose, and speed of titration ( Adjunctive dietary and behavioral measures may aid during treatment initiation and dose escalation
Mechanisms of benefits of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Some questions you may want to consider asking include: How does GLP-1 therapy work, and what are its potential benefits for me
Christian Post columnist Michael Brown similarly framed GLP-1 medications as supportive tools rather than replacements for long-term habits