"In reality, optimal outcomes require dietary modifications, resistance training and healthy sleep habits." She added that while evidence supporting weight reduction, improved glycaemic control and cardiovascular risk reduction is robust, "careful patient selection and counselling are essential before initiating treatment"
We hope that the launch of Wegovy will ease some of the pressures on the supply of GLP-1 medications by offering an option that is expressly for weight loss and therefore reducing off-label prescription of GLP-1 drugs licensed for type 2 diabetes, he said
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Even in the case of prescription, doctors dont recommend long-term treatment
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