Patients should be screened for depression and anxiety, which commonly co-occur with obesity and may worsen during weight regain, potentially requiring mental health referral
Your surgeon will advise when it's appropriate to restart, which might be once specific recovery milestones are achieved, such as return of normal bowel function, removal of drains, or transition to solid foods
Robert Kushner: Well, the BMI classifications, the cut points you mentioned, have actually now been removed by the FDA for semaglutide and the other drug called tirzepatide, the two major drugs on the market
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Treatment for insulin resistance typically involves lifestyle changes, such as a healthy diet and regular exercise, along with medications such as GLP-1 RA (i.e
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