You're going to have all those patients that are basically adding to a marketplace if their access point is removed in compounded medications, which could potentially impact the availability of the branded medications," Taylor Kantor, M.D., co-founder and chief medical officer of telehealth company Ivim Health, said in an interview
For air travel, carry your GLP-1 medication in your hand luggage rather than checked baggage
Shauna Levy, a specialist in obesity medicine and the medical director of the Tulane Bariatric Center in New Orleans, referring to the class of drugs that include Wegovy and Zepbound
Bu et al., 2021
If you notice that your blood sugar is low, consume 15 grams of sugar
One caution specific to GLP-1 users: if you are already managing diarrhea as a side effect, talk to your prescriber before adding magnesium, since some forms can worsen it