For many patients, the decision to start GLP-1 therapy involves weighing upfront costs against potential metabolic benefits and long-term health outcomes
GLP-1 medication can help a person lose weight, but it is just one piece of the journey towards health and long-term wellbeing
0.25mg dose: Draw to 10 units 0.5mg dose: Draw to 20 units 1.0mg dose: Draw to 40 units 1.7mg dose: Draw to 68 units 2.0mg dose: Draw to 80 units 2.4mg dose: Draw to 96 units Notice how each dose falls on a round number
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However, some people are more at risk of a vitamin B-12 deficiency, including older people, vegetarians and vegans, those with intestinal disorders, and individuals with diabetes, muscular degeneration, or Lou Gehrigs disease
Side effects range from nausea, vomiting and diarrhea to more serious complications such as pancreatitis, acute kidney injury and intestinal paralysis
