BMC Obes
While some may want to lose pounds for cosmetic reasons, for those who are obese, weight loss is especially important for health reasons
Crit Rev Toxicol 42, 613632 (2012)
Up to 70 percent of users stop the medication by a year, and one of the main contributors to stopping the medication is side effects, she said
Although both type 1 and type 2 diabetes develop through distinct pathological mechanisms, they lead to the destruction and/or dysfunction of beta cells, resulting in inadequate beta cell mass to maintain normal blood glucose levels
A fresh analysis of the clinical and financial implications of comprehensive coverage in Medicare of GLP-1s for all current FDA indications (type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease and metabolic-associated steatohepatitis) offers some hope for long-term cost savings