Injections are generally more effective
What Happens When Your Surgical Team Doesnt Know If your team doesnt know youre taking a GLP-1, the safety net disappears before it can catch anything
21,23 Managing other preexisting GI conditions, such as gastroesophageal reflux disease or constipation, before initiating GLP-1 RAs can reduce the likelihood of severe GI AEs and improve overall tolerability
Weeks 1 to 4: the GI phase During the initial weeks, particularly during the 0.25 mg starting dose and the first escalation to 0.5 mg, GI side effects dominate
3 Multiple large-scale cohort studies have shown a cancer risk reduction with GLP1 use in patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity
Until more data are available, the precautionary recommendations apply to the entire drug class