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A reduction of 1.6% in A1C levels, the measurement of average blood glucose over the course of three months, is significant for people with Type 2 diabetes, who tend to have higher blood sugar levels and need to manage those levels to avoid secondary problems, such as heart disease, kidney disease or vision loss, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The comparison is useful for understanding treatment options, but calling Toujeo a GLP-1 would be like calling aspirin an antibiotic because both come in pill form
With GLP-1 medications, fibre intake often drops further as portion sizes shrink, which can worsen constipation (a common side effect of slowed gastric emptying)
A lot of the time, weight loss resistance is rooted in hormonal issues, not discipline or willpower
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