Start gathering: Weight history: office weights, home logs if your clinician accepts them, and timing that shows the trend over time Lifestyle efforts: food tracking, exercise logs, weight-loss program participation, nutrition visits, trainer notes, or written summaries of what youve consistently tried Relevant labs: A1C, lipid panels, and any other clinician-requested labs that help show metabolic risk Problem list support: diagnosed hypertension, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, or other charted conditions connected to treatment need Medication history: prior anti-obesity medications, intolerance, lack of response, or step-therapy attempts if your plan requires them Notice whats missing from that list
DEXA scans before starting and periodically during GLP-1 therapy provide objective tracking
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