By improving insulin sensitivity and regulating blood sugar levels, the medication helps reduce the risk of serious complications like heart attacks in people with type 2 diabetes
Depending on the medication used, possible side effects include: nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, jitteriness, dry mouth, restless sleep, or irritability
Outcome: Following a collaborative discussion and education on Zepbounds risks in her situation, her care team helped her develop a balanced plan that addressed both her ED recovery and overall health
Since all patients in the study population were drawn from the same health care organizations in the data platform, cancer underdiagnosis, misdiagnosis, or overdiagnosis should not have a substantial impact on the relative risk analysis
The Evidence: Most of the research has been conducted in animal studies or small pilot human trials with mixed results