Most patients report that loose stools or mild diarrhea gradually decrease by week 3 or 4 as the digestive tract adapts to the medication's effects
Medicare does not currently cover GLP-1 medications for weight loss, but does cover them for other indications, such as diabetes and cardiovascular risk reduction
The participants visited the clinic weekly for either scheduled treatment injections or placebos
Still, the unexpected finding raises questions about whether such increasingly popular drugs, which mimic a hormone called GLP-1, might be tinkering with peoples motivation to exercise ( SN: 8/29/23 )
Similarly, preclinical research involving animals must comply with Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) directives and adhere to Animal Welfare Act (AWA) standards
Significant detoxification has occurred Reply 48 people found this helpful