Schedule regular follow-ups to track progress, address side effects, and check results
Monitoring Triglycerides During Treatment If your triglycerides were elevated before starting GLP-1 treatment, checking a fasting lipid panel at three to six months gives a useful early read on how your labs are responding
Your body needs adequate to preserve lean muscle during weight loss
Return the vial to the refrigerator immediately and plan to use it sooner than originally planned
Many prescription GLP-1 medications used for weight management act directly as GLP-1 receptor agonists, are backed by large clinical trials, and are available only with a prescription
Factors that should alert clinicians to possible nondiabetic aetiologies include an absence of retinopathy, duration of diabetes less than five years, acute renal injury pattern of renal dysfunction rather than gradual progression, presence of haematuria or other systemic disease and presence of nephrotic syndrome (albuminuria greater than 3 g/day, low serum albumin level, oedema and symptoms such as frothy urine)
