Adjustments to dose, titration speed, nutrition strategy, or timing are common and often restore forward progress
Try eating in smaller amounts and take your time chewing
The results showed that tirzepatide led to greater reductions in HbA1c levels, fasting serum glucose, and body weight compared to placebo or a selective GLP-1 receptor agonist
More broadly, this reflects a larger issue that obesity is a chronic and complex disease, and we need to do a better job ensuring consistent access to evidence-based therapies
Write it on the vial with a permanent marker
The medications now target multiple organ systems, including the pancreas, stomach, brain, heart, kidneys, immune system, skeletal muscle, adipose tissue, and liver, addressing multiple chronic conditions simultaneously rather than just treating obesity