Avoid tirzepatide if you have a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or MEN 2 (boxed warning), a history of pancreatitis, severe gastrointestinal motility disease, or known hypersensitivity to tirzepatide
This double benefit has led to a major shift in prescribing priorities across the health service
Bariatric surgery has decades of long-term outcome data behind it and can be life-changing, though it carries surgical risks and permanent changes to the digestive system
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GLP-1 medications work well for patients with significant weight to lose, appetite-driven eating patterns, insulin resistance or pre-diabetic features, and many cardiometabolic patterns
In diabetic patients, most hypoglycemic episodes requiring emergency care are medication-related, with insulin and insulin secretagogues being the primary culprits