The total lifetime cost of bariatric surgery is frequently lower than years of GLP-1 medication, and the weight reduction is typically larger and more durable
Jaisinghani says that clinicians have learned from their experience prescribing Rybelsus, a GLP-1 pill that was approved for treating diabetes in 2019, that medication adherence can depend a lot on the patients preferences
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The researchers noted that semaglutide was also the most commonly prescribed GLP-1 medication during the study period, which may have provided greater statistical power to detect differences among medications
Participants self-reported general dietary habits, including changes in food preferences since the start of GLP-1RA therapy