When counselling people living with diabetes, Ms Itzstein explains from the get-go what diabetes is and how their medicine works
For older adults, protein shakes offer an easy way to get high-quality protein and essential nutrients, especially when protein intake or appetite may be lower than necessary
It is important to keep in mind that, once you cease your medication regimen, food noise can return, and smaller portions will no longer be as fulfilling, making weight re-gain possible
When you need to inject just 0.25 mg weekly, a 2.5mg/mL vial lets you draw 10 units, which is easy to measure accurately on the syringe
That being said, every patient is an individual and its important that we use our clinical judgment to determine what the best treatment plan is for the patient. Eli Lilly and Company, the manufacturers of Mounjaro and Zepbound, funded this new research as well as the 2023 study