Go to the ER if you have severe difficulty breathing, inability to swallow, significant drooling (in children), muffled or 'hot potato' voice, or a rapidly enlarging neck swelling
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Obesity leads to increased levels of inflammation and fatty acids that result in insulin resistance causing the risk of type 2 diabetes
For people who experience withdrawal effects or weight regain after stopping GLP-1 therapy , the amount of muscle preserved during treatment directly influences their trajectory
This new drug, liraglutide, approved as Victoza in 2010 in the United States, was better for weight-loss than Byetta (typically 10% weight-loss), but still needed daily injections