Bariatric surgery can be a life-changing solution for individuals struggling with severe obesity but not everyone automatically qualifies
Let your body slowly adjust to smaller doses, change your eating habits to let the GLP-1s have their intended effect, and keep in touch with your healthcare team
For someone starting at 180 lbs, week 24 brings them to approximately 149 lbs
It means everything changes
This is especially important if you have diabetes, take glucose-lowering medicines, have a history of pancreatitis or gallbladder disease, have severe gastrointestinal symptoms, or have kidney problems
When your glucose is constantly spiking and outside of a healthy range, there can be negative impacts on your health ranging from inflammation, to cell damage, disease risk and weight gain