In a pre-clinical trial, patients with moderate PD who received subcutaneous injection of 2 mg exenatide once a week had an advantage of 3.5 points in the mds-updrs exercise scale over the placebo group (74)
What it is not: a substitute for lifestyle, a shortcut for patients who are not committed to the broader protocol, or something that can be safely self-administered without baseline labs and a prescribing provider
This mechanism may lead to stronger appetite suppression and better metabolic control
If you go into any surgery nutritionally deficient, you are going to have a harder time healing, feel worse, higher risk of infection, and form worse scars
The REWIND trial was noteworthy as, from its total of 9,901 participants, the majority (68.5%) had CV risk factors only at baseline and fewer than one-third (31.5%) had established CVD
Some people use single-dose pens, while others use vials or the Zepbound QuikPen through programs like LillyDirect