K., Zinman, B., Choi, H., Connelly, P
For the first time in Medicares history, weight-loss drugs are on the table
Those are what Jillian calls the fun shit. My wife the other day was like, You look like an asshole. I had a magnet on my nose and tape on my face, with my blue blockers, watching The Handmaids Tale , she says
Additionally, the administration of oral GLP-1 drugs requires strict guidance: for example, semaglutide must be taken on an empty stomach in the morning, with no more than 120 mL of water, and patients must wait at least 30 minutes before having breakfast
Liraglutide 3 mg (Saxenda, FDA-approved for weight management), an earlier-generation daily GLP-1 injection, demonstrates similar gastrointestinal side effect patterns with diarrhea reported in approximately 21% of patients according to its FDA label
One of the big benefits here is that you feel fuller for longer