Further investigation is required to elucidate the effects of pharmacological treatments for COVID-19 on glucose metabolism in patients with diabetes mellitus
Nausea and gastrointestinal side effects typically peak 1 to 3 hours after injection
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"It's important to talk about what are some other things we can change lifestyle-wise, before moving to these very expensive injection medications." While there have been reports of countries in Europe talking about possibly limiting the drug to those with diabetes, there has been no known reports of that happening in the United States so far
According to NICE guidance on diabetes management, treatment decisions should be individualised, balancing glycaemic control benefits against tolerability concerns