Side effects like tingling and taste changes are common but often tolerable, especially at the standard 7.5/46 mg dose
A dose increase is usually considered if your weight loss has plateaued for several weeks and you are not experiencing significant side effects
Could we one day have a point-of-care test to be able to say I know whats going to happen to you, youre going to be a superresponder or a poor responder, youre going to be a person who gains back the weight quickly or youre going to be able to maintain. This is a great opportunity for future research. Genetics-based research has been conducted, but it could not find a genetic variation that explained these differences in response to GLP-1s, Drucker said
Self-monitoring plays an important role
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