adults said theyve taken a GLP-1 drug, used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll published in May 2024
GLP-1 medications remain a safe and effective option for managing type 2 diabetes and obesity for the majority of the population, but its crucial to evaluate each patients risk profile before starting treatment
Bioidentical does not automatically mean risk-free, so your clinician will still review your health history before prescribing
Theres a connection between GLP-1 biology, HRT timing, and rising LDL
Worryingly however, 26.8% of patients had to discontinue the trial due to the severity of side-effects, although it must be noted that this was in part due to the lack of a run-in (A time frame where drug dosage is started from a low dosage and then escalated over time until the highest tolerable dose for the patient is reached) [40]