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Research shows that individuals gained from 0.9 to 1.8 pounds per month after stopping GLP-1 medications
The most common denial reasons are A1C below the state's threshold (usually 7.0% to 7.5%), insufficient trial of first-line medications like metformin, BMI below 27 with comorbidities or below 30 without, missing documentation, or diagnosis code for weight loss instead of diabetes
Insurance authorization requirements, formulary restrictions, and prior authorization denials affect many patients
Taken together, current evidence indicates that while a definitive causal relationship between GLP-1 RA therapy and severe motility disorders has not been established, clinicians should remain vigilant for GI symptoms suggestive of delayed gastric emptying or obstruction
L., Martnez-Moreno, A., & Ocampo-Garza, S