Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
B12 injections may cause low potassium levels in the blood (hypokalemia)
#Obesity #GLP1 #BehaviouralMedicine #dietetics To view or add a comment, sign in New consensus statement, out this week in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, from European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO), The European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians (EFAD) and ECPObesity: "Nutritional, functional, and psychological considerations for incretin-based therapies in adults." Link in comments
Starting at full dose dramatically increases nausea and other GI symptoms
It may also have benefits for cardiovascular health, including lowering blood pressure and preventing peripheral artery disease
Providers monitor for side effects, which can appear when starting the drug, and monitor for uncommon symptoms such as dysesthesia