Demonstrated clinical benefits of GLP-1s include improved cardiometabolic risks, fewer major adverse cardiovascular events [22], decreased mortality in heart failure [[23], [24], [25], [26], [27]], and improvements in obstructive sleep apnea [11,28], prediabetes [29,30], chronic kidney disease [31], knee osteoarthritis [32], substance use disorders [33], and metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease [34]
They should also tell you what qualifies as a healthy blood sugar range, says Feller, since not understanding the flood of information you receive can lead to unhealthy behaviors
Lillys Zepbound superior to Wegovy in head-to-head trial showing an average weight loss of 20.2% vs 13.7%
Other risk factors include obesity, lack of physical activity, smoking , and certain medications such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and opioids
Testing every 6 months for those with severe thalassemia or B12 deficiency symptoms