That said, there are a few aging-related risks to understand before starting weight loss medications like Wegovy or Zepbound, including: Fall risk due to lost muscle mass Underdiagnosed hypoglycemia Nutritional deficiencies One of the biggest risks of GLP-1 agonist medications in the elderly population is loss of muscle mass because any weight loss will lead to loss of muscle mass, says Cynthia Odogwu, MD, a family and lifestyle medicine physician in Maryland
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In other words GLP-1s and there are a range of these treatments all have an effect which is predominantly around high sugars and if the sugar becomes low, the effect is switched off, and it is the reason we see very low rates of low blood sugars so called 'hypos', or hypoglycemic episodes that occur with GLP1 treatments