By the third or fourth draw, the solution may contain a clinically relevant bacterial load
I am not sure GLP-1s can help emotional eaters, and if they do, I fear that its only by helping people to restrict more, which is the opposite of what we do in psychotherapy for binge eating and emotional eating, adds Lauren Muhlheim, PsyD, owner of Eating Disorder Therapy LA in Los Angeles
Once reconstituted with bacteriostatic water or other appropriate diluents, the solution stability decreases significantly compared to the lyophilized powder
If we add the common side effects of GLP1 agonists chiefly appetite suppression and weight loss to this mix, we increase the immediate risk of dehydration, delirium, electrolyte imbalance and acute kidney injury. In addition, providers who are overly focused on a geriatric patients sugar levels may lose sight of the bigger picture, she adds
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