I'm going to be careful about what I'm eating
Greene AK, Grant FD, Slavin SA
Tirzepatide enhances glucose-dependent insulin secretion, suppresses inappropriate glucagon release, delays gastric emptying, and increases satiety, resulting in improved blood glucose control and clinically significant weight reduction in many patients
Step 3: Lab Work (Only If Needed) Some patients may need basic bloodwork before starting, purely to confirm the medication is safe for their individual health profile
Additionally, the researchers could not determine whether patients actually took their medication consistently or if they started and then stopped taking semaglutide, which could have impacted their risk
The STEP trials showed that 86% of participants achieved clinically significant weight loss of at least 5%