Patients, Telehealth Providers Stretch Weight Loss Drugs With Microdosing

Patients, Telehealth Providers Stretch Weight Loss Drugs With Microdosing

Trends show that some patients are choosing to microdose their glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) prescriptions for diabetes and weight loss, whether a provider advises it or not. It’s believed that microdosing can be helpful to quell significant gastrointestinal side effects or to titrate scheduled dosing with individualized provider recommendations, however, microdosing is still considered unconventional, according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA). For example, each semaglutide multidose pen delivers about 72 unnumbered “clicks” …

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Patients With Frequent Glucose Monitor Use See Better Results

Patients With Frequent Glucose Monitor Use See Better Results

In a study of 9,258 adults with type 2 diabetes, frequent continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) use was linked to significantly greater HbA1C reductions over 12 months compared with no CGM use, as published in JAMA Network Open. Patients using their CGM devices on 270 days per year or more achieved a mean HbA1C decrease of −1.52 percentage points (95% confidence interval [CI], −1.73 to −1.32 percentage points) vs  −0.63 percentage points in nonusers (95% CI, …

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