Remote Patient Monitoring for Continuous Care Remote patient monitoring is reshaping how clinicians and patients manage GLP-1 therapy: Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM): CGM devices seamlessly integrate with apps, enabling real-time adjustments to therapy
Management strategies that work include eating five to six smaller meals throughout the day instead of three large ones, choosing lean proteins, vegetables, and complex carbohydrates over fatty or fried options, eating slowly and stopping at the first sign of fullness, staying upright for at least 30 minutes after eating, and sipping ginger tea or peppermint tea if nausea occurs
Further validation including responsiveness to treatment is needed
Treating hypothyroidism before starting a GLP-1 improves weight loss outcomes, insulin sensitivity, and minimizes side effects
The copay is $50 per month at every dose
But other drugs (Trulicity, Victoza, Saxenda) and lifestyle interventions that positively affect glucose and weight havent demonstrated these impressive results, Isaacs points out