glp-1 before surgery Study: Most Patients Can Safely Continue Weight Loss, Diabetes Drugs Gynecologic GLP-1 and Surgery: What Patients
Description
A study found that patients who engage in regular in-person consultations are more likely to stick to their weight loss programs
Without eating disorder screening, a prescriber may see a patient in a higher-weight body and recommend a GLP-1 medication without any awareness that they are treating someone in the midst of a life-threatening restrictive illness
For most, the weight returns quickly, typically within the first 3 to 6 months
Some researchers question whether such extended holds make sense, since GLP-1RAs delay gastric emptying of solids by just 36 minutes [34]
