Warning signs include redness, warmth, swelling, pain, or discharge in skin foldsparticularly in the abdominal pannus, under breasts, or in the groin
These increase the risk of retinopathy approximately 2-, 4-, and 5-fold respectively
A person is not going to lose half of their body weight and sustain it, and the risks of doing that probably outweigh the benefits. However, percentages tend to take your whole health situation into account (e.g., hormonal life stage, health conditions, etc.) and research shows that losing certain percentages of weightnot a magic numbercan benefit your health
What benefits have been observed
[7] [8] Additionally, GLP-1 signaling may influence GABAergic and glutamatergic neurotransmission, further modulating reward-related neural activity
Many patients prefer evening injections so any first-day queasiness occurs during sleep