Starting a weight loss journey with the help of prescription medications can be life-changing for better health
This can be done through medical documentation from a doctor, ophthalmologist, or gastroenterologist
Given their glucose-lowering effects, GLP-1s have become standard of care for type 2 diabetes, supplanting other medication classes such as sulfonylureas.2 In 2023, GLP-1s represented 63% of diabetes spend, up from 38% in 2020.2 While diabetes GLP-1s will continue to account for a greater portion of spend compared to obesity, costs related to GLP-1s prescribed for obesity are expected to grow at a faster rate over the next 3 years
In addition, social factors, such as women becoming more comfortable with their body image and in sexual relationships from losing weight, also need to be looked at more closely, El-Chaar said
The risk of hypoglycemia is increased when treatment with semaglutide 0.5 mg, 1 mg, or 2 mg is used together with insulin or an insulin secretagogue (e.g., sulfonylureas)