West Virginia and North Carolina Similar to Colorado, West Virginia and North Carolina have encountered similar cost challenges leading them to roll back their own coverage of GLP-1s for weight loss purposes from their state employee health plans
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Glucose & Metabolic Control Like tirzepatide, it strongly lowers HbA1c and improves insulin sensitivity
Weight Loss: Average weight loss in the LEAD trials was 2 kg to 3.24 kg, with the majority of the reduction noted in the first 4 months of therapy, but tending to be sustained throughout the remaining period of the studies
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If you must stop (side effects, cost, pregnancy), work with your doctor to minimize regain through lifestyle strategies, but expect some weight return