A Louisiana woman has filed suit against the manufacturers of both drugs, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, alleging that they caused her to experience severe gastrointestinal side effects
You're more likely to have glucose spikes when your food is high in unhealthy carbs
Scott Brunner, CEO of the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding, said pharmacies continuing to compound tirzepatide could face legal risks
Some patients and providers may hesitate to advance to higher doses due to side effects, but remaining at lower doses often results in suboptimal weight loss
If the researcher is in a significant caloric deficit, fasting, or following a very low carbohydrate diet, the baseline glucose substrate available is lower, and the combined glucose-lowering effects of both compounds can push levels into symptomatic ranges