Strong candidates include: Patients who have experienced significant nausea on standalone semaglutide and want a formulation that may improve tolerability
However, a meta-analysis summarising the data from three human studies in Asia on allulose effects and glycemic control concluded that allulose failed to show any beneficial actions (Reference Noronha, Braunstein and Blanco Mejia39)
While A1c reflects 2-3 month averages, fructosamine reflects 2-3 week averages
For heart health, CoQ10 or omega-3s may be more effective
in vitro experiments demonstrated that SGK1 knockdown attenuated erastin-induced downregulation of Slc7a11, GPX4, GSH, and oxidized glutathione (GSSG), while reducing lipid peroxidation, iron accumulation, and mitochondrial damage upregulation, suggesting SGK1's critical role in CHD-associated ferroptosis (44)
In middle-aged men, managing obesity-related conditions such as stroke, coronary artery disease, diabetes, hypertension, and elevated cholesterol can cost an additional $9,000 to $17,000 compared to individuals with a healthy weight