Because liraglutide is shorter-acting and taken daily, side effects like nausea or vomiting tend to be milder and easier to manage
63,67 However, interpretation of these findings requires caution, as diagnostic confirmation of gastroparesis is challenging, and gastric emptying scintigraphythe diagnostic gold standardis not consistently performed in routine clinical practice
Common: nausea (especially during dose increasesusually mild and transient), constipation or diarrhea, occasional vomiting, fatigue in first weeks, decreased appetite (the desired effect, but worth noting)
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they may become an important component of integrated cardiovascular risk reduction strategies in people living with overweight or obesity. GLP-1 medications were originally developed to help manage type 2 diabetes