Thomas Moore, Science Correspondent @SkyNewsThomas Thursday 26 June 2025, 7:50 p.m., United Kingdom According to data from the UK medicines regulator, diabetes and weight-loss injections used by more than one million people in the United Kingdom have been linked to a potentially serious side effect, including some deaths
Figure 1: Glucose-Lowering Effect Over 24 Hours in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes * Determined as amount of glucose infused to maintain constant plasma glucose levels The duration of action after abdominal, deltoid, or thigh subcutaneous administration of insulin glargine was similar
Patients occasionally report subjective cognitive changes (both improvements and impairments) when starting GLP-1 medications, though systematic data on such effects are limited
A compact hard-shell case may be ideal for a flight or day trip, while a USB-powered medical cooler can make more sense for multiday travel
Shake before use, take up to 5ml per day or as professionally directed
Damage to the vial could indicate that the contents have been compromised, even if the medication looks normal