Remember that your body is unique and requires the perfect balance of nutrients, exercise, and medication for optimal health, so be sure to follow your doctors advice
Conversely, patients with prediabetes or early type 2 diabetes may achieve adequate glycemic control through intensive dietary modification, potentially delaying or avoiding medication initiation
This is such an important reminder: GLP-1 therapy can shift physiology, but it cannot replace the foundational habits that protect metabolic health
Using pharmacological agents with cardiovascular and renal benefits, including reninangiotensin system inhibitors and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors, is paramount
As early as 1996, Brand et al
Patients with obesity and diabetes who were not on GLP-1 receptor agonists also had residual gastric contents at an alarmingly high rate