Potency testing should confirm the stated amount of semaglutide is present (typically within 90-110% of label claim)
Coverage versus no coverage is the difference between accessible therapy and no therapy
Up to 40% of total weight lost on GLP-1 drugs is lean mass (muscle), not fat
Nat Commun 13(1):684 Xu G, Kaneto H, Laybutt DR, Duvivier-Kali VF, Trivedi N, Suzuma K et al (2007) Downregulation of GLP-1 and GIP receptor expression by hyperglycemia: possible contribution to impaired incretin effects in diabetes
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Some patients don't realize how depleted they felt until after starting supplementation