Glucose monitoring Before finger prick tests and advanced glucose monitors, one would need to urinate on a stick and could only get a vague idea of whether their glucose was high or low
The table below highlights the key differences
Muscle Preservation: A Critical Consideration One concern with any rapid weight loss medication is the loss of lean muscle mass alongside fat
Pharmaceutical GLP-1 medications have been tested in randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials involving thousands of participants
Exclusion criteria included any pharmacological treatment of the gastrointestinal tract, systemic antibiotics within the last 3 months, probiotics or low-FODMAP-diet within the last 3 weeks, vegan or vegetarian diet, regular use of analgesics, pregnancy, prior gastrointestinal surgery apart from appendectomy (16)
Lauren Baker is a Veterinarian and Assistant Scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison