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We will offer specific guidance on how to prepare for your weight loss journey, and you can receive the medication and start your personalized plan at your consultation
GLP-1 medications (you know them as Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound, and more) have quickly become tools for helping people with obesity and diabetes lose large amounts of weight when diet and exercise havent worked
Zepbound is classified as a dual-action GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist
Furthermore, MC4R KO mice showed characteristics of insulin resistance, as their glucose levels were comparable to those of normal mice, despite elevated insulin levels (Table 1)
With muscle preservation during GLP-1 therapy being a major concern, retatrutide's glucagon component is of particular interest