IBX joined other major insurers like Kaiser Permanente, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Mass Health, North Carolinas State Health Plan and others in restricting or dropping coverage for GLP-1 medications
Access to these drugs helps people with obesity keep from getting these serious and costly chronic diseases
Many patients report significant weight loss milestones coupled with improvements in their overall metabolic health after starting GLP-1 treatments
Piteau S, Olver A, Kim SJ et al (2007) Reversal of islet GIP receptor down-regulation and resistance to GIP by reducing hyperglycemia in the Zucker rat
We dont yet know how they work long-term for sobriety support
If you take insulin or sulfonylureas, your doses may need to be reduced when starting a GLP-1 medication to prevent hypoglycemia (dangerously low blood sugar)