Accountability and support from professionals, family, or support groups can significantly enhance long-term success
If everybody who had obesity in this country lost 20 per cent of their body weight, we would be taking patients off all of these medications for reflux, for diabetes, for hypertension, said Dr
Ginger and green tea supplements might be good for people with mild insulin resistance, slightly elevated blood sugar, or those who are trying to support metabolic flexibility, (the ability to switch between burning carbs and fat efficiently), says Dr
The discontinuation rate in the semaglutide group due to gastrointestinal adverse events was 5.5%, consistent with rates reported in other studies in participants living with obesity
Janice Jin Hwang, the division chief of endocrinology and metabolism at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine tells the New York Times
A major development in diabetes care has just emerged and it could have a meaningful impact on younger patients.Novo Nordisk has reported that its oral GLP-1 drug significantly reduced blood sugar levels in children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes, successfully meeting the main goal of a late-stage clinical trial.This is a space where treatment options are still relatively limited so any progress here is worth paying attention to