Athletes using these medications should work closely with sports medicine providers, consider body composition tracking beyond just weight, maintain high protein intake even with reduced appetite, prioritize resistance training, and monitor performance metrics to catch excessive muscle loss early
While many people have found success with GLP-1s, others whove taken these diabetes and weight loss medications have experienced severe side effects
At the same time, the findings for clinical studies were more mixed, and long-term trials showed the possibility of a lower dementia risk with these drugs, but shorter trials did not show consistent cognitive improvements
The Emerging Problems with GLP-1 Use The University of Chicago School of Medicine calls GLP-1s effective but complex, a term that resonates with the clinical team at Oshi
In April 2005 the US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) approved a synthetic version, called exenatide, to treat type 2 diabetic patients unable to sufficiently control their blood sugar levels with other diabetic medications like metformin, and sulfonylureas
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