"A young man escalated his dose of retatrutide, he experienced secretory diarrhoea, which was very severe, and he was admitted to hospital requiring a lot of intravenous fluid rehydration," Dr Holt said
Uncommon side effects of these medications can include pancreatitis, gastroparesis, bowel obstruction, gallstone attacks and bile duct blockages
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Combination therapy reduced glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) by a mean of 0.44% more than other therapies and significantly improved the likelihood of achieving an HbA1c of 7.0% or lower, with a relative risk (RR) of 1.92
Timing of the surgical intervention is also important to keep in mind, said Grob
Patients often ask what happens if you miss a GLP-1 dose, but with patches, the issue is bigger, they dont deliver the drug at all