In the early stages of prediabetes, insulin resistance develops in muscle, fat, and liver tissue
Supriya Rao, MD, gastroenterologist and managing partner at Integrated Gastroenterology Consultants, estimates that her patients require some type of prior authorization around 50% of the time, and insurance companies require them to try a different drug first, roughly a quarter of the time
Ideal candidates have a BMI of 30+ (obesity) or BMI of 27+ with at least one weight-related health condition such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol
This is simply because Ozempic drug trials focused on how it impacted blood sugar (like metformin does), while Wegovy drug trials focused on how it impacted weight
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