Hydration markers: Monitor your urine color
Discussion A growing body of research indicates that diabetes treatment is evolving toward therapeutic strategies aimed at modifying disease progression
This is why anyone considering, using or prescribing GLP-1 medication should pair it with: Progressive resistance training (Jensen 2024) High-quality protein at each meal (Phillips & Paddon-Jones 2023) Lower-glycaemic, minimally processed foods (Ludwig & Ebbeling 2022) Adequate sleep and stress management (Walker 2020) These behaviours protect muscle, bone, metabolic rate and long-term health things the medication cannot do on its own
Patients received an initial dose of either 1 mg, 2 mg, or 4 mg of retatrutide and subsequent doses of either 1 mg, 4 mg, 8 mg, or 12 mg, or they received a placebo throughout the 48 weeks of the study
This means researchers must be incredibly diligent about storage and usage protocols