Moreover the implications for diabetic stability and obesity management are not trivial if the medication is ceased
Nonetheless, these severe side effects were also present in some people who took GLP-1s and tirzepatide for weight loss and were not suffering from type 2 diabetes
[5] The SURMOUNT-4 trial showed similar patterns for tirzepatide: patients switched from the drug to placebo regained about 14% of body weight over the following year, effectively erasing most of their loss
They start the same but diverge at week 9
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