ADA Updates Standards of Medical Care for Patients With Diabetes Mellitus
GLP-1 therapies designed to treat type 2 diabetes, and used as a popular weight loss tool, may have the potential to treat more than overeating as experts now believe medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro could help to crush other bad habits such as alcohol and substance abuse
Therefore it did not present the risk of making glucose levels go too high or too low, which was a common problem with other diabetic treatments (Amylin)
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A Quick Overview Medical weight loss refers to clinically supervised programs that target multiple aspects of weight management: appetite regulation, metabolism, nutrition, physical activity, behavioral patterns, and long-term maintenance
People who are not willing to make dietary and lifestyle changes alongside supplementation should also temper their expectations