For those interested in learning more about weight management and diabetes treatment options, consulting with healthcare professionals provides the safest path to effective treatment while avoiding the potential dangers of self-directed microdosing approaches
That said, coverage still depends on your plan, as some employers choose not to cover weight loss medications
The open question is whether resistance training and high protein intake (1.62.2g/kg/day) can shift that ratio and early data from athletes suggests it can
2021 doi: 10.1172/JCI146353
In the SOUL trial, published in March 2025 in the New England Journal of Medicine , researchers studied 9,650 participants aged 50 and older with type 2 diabetes and either cardiovascular or kidney disease
From a patient burden standpoint, people living with advanced CKD take a number of oral medications and may prefer a once-weekly injection to an additional daily oral medication