Youll also need to get a prescription first, which can also be costly if you have to pay out-of-pocket for your doctors appointment
Head-to-head comparison The cleanest comparison so far is SURPASS-2, which pitted tirzepatide against semaglutide 1 mg in adults with type 2 diabetes (not the obesity dose, but still the most rigorous head-to-head we have)
Even if you use every scheduled dose, a little bit of liquid might be leftand thats normal
GLP-1 helps slow digestion and makes people feel full earlier, which can reduce eating
This builds pressure that pushes acid back up into the esophagus, which worsens or triggers GERD in susceptible patients
The UKPDS trial showed that intensive glucose control in T2D versus conventional treatment (achieving HbA1c of 7.0% versus 7.9%, respectively) reduced overall microvascular complications by 25%