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As reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine , the risk for patients given GLP-1 drugs was about twice that of those given a sodiumglucose cotransporter (SGLT)2 inhibitor or a dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP)-4 inhibitor although the absolute risk was still low in all groups
Practical mitigation includes: injecting on a consistent day each week, starting with small meals after injection, avoiding high-fat meals on injection day, and having a clear protocol for what constitutes a vomiting episode requiring clinical contact (more than 3 episodes in 24 hours, or any episode with inability to keep oral fluids down for 6 hours)
Practical considerations Because digestion slows, if youre having surgery or anesthesia, your provider may need to adjust or pause the medication
This drives higher insulin output and worsens abdominal fat accumulation
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