The timeline varies based on starting dose, escalation speed, and individual factors like dietary habits and hydration status
Primary care physician Eva Varoqua, MD, answered our questions about how they work and whats on the horizon for these medications
High-fat foods top the list of problematic items
Submental fat (the double chin area) typically reduces early, improving jawline definition
The future of combined insulin and GLP-1 therapy The line between insulin and GLP-1 therapy is becoming increasingly blurred, not because they are the same thing, but because they are increasingly used together
To the extent that nutrients were also increased in the circulation at this time, GLP-1 would also by stimulation of insulin secretion promote the deposition of the nutrients while braking further intake