If you have Type 2 diabetes and youre obese, the benefit of better blood sugar control and weight loss is going to have a much more substantial benefit on your overall health than the annoyances of having to adjust and monitor thyroid medications, or the potentially small increased risk of thyroid cancer, Dr
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In a long-term evaluation of the LEADER trial with 9,340 patients with T2D over a 3.5- to 5-year period, there was no evidence of C-cell malignancies occurred in the liraglutide group [84]
Tirzepatide can be administered at any time of day, with or without food
Semaglutide tends to produce meaningful, steady weight loss over months rather than overnight, and it works best as part of a supervised plan
The shortage isn't ending in 2026, and Novo Nordisk has stated that demand will continue to exceed supply through at least 2027 as the company scales manufacturing capacity