Retrieved from Pitkowska-Chmiel, I., Wicha-Komsta, K., Pawowski, K., et al
A 2024 real-world study of 70,654 adults with type 2 diabetes found that weekly GLP-1 injections had significantly higher adherence than daily options, with an odds ratio of 1.25 (95% CI 1.21-1.28)
A systematic rotation patternsuch as dividing each thigh into upper, middle, and lower zones and cycling through them weeklyensures tissue recovery between injections and reduces local inflammatory response that can impair absorption rates
Grapes Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is a liver enzyme
Serious, though rare, side effects include pancreatitis and gallbladder issues
In general, studies included a low to moderate number of participants, but were either not controlled for confounding or were controlled only for age, rarely for other important variables