Myth 2: GLPs Are Only for People with Type 2 Diabetics Fact: While some GLP-1 medications were originally developed to treat type 2 diabetes, several are now FDA-approved specifically for chronic weight management in individuals without diabetes who meet certain medical criteria
Semaglutide was compared to other injectable products, and semaglutide produced statistically lower HbA1c than Liraglutide (Hedges g: 0.56
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Abdominal-Symptom Evaluation Severe or persistent abdominal symptoms should be evaluated medically rather than managed through routine self-testing
This post was originally published on July 13, 2017, by Anastasia Iliou
The evidence, SELECT, n=17,604 First MACE: HR 0.80, 95% CI 0.72 to 0.90 Non-fatal MI: HR 0.72, 95% CI 0.61 to 0.85 Coronary revascularisation: HR 0.77, 95% CI 0.68 to 0.87 All-cause : HR 0.81, 95% CI 0.71 to 0.93 (Lincoff et al, NEJM 2023) Benefit appeared early, before substantial weight loss, supporting a mechanism partly independent of weight reduction
