However, certain circumstances may warrant testing including pre-existing liver or kidney conditions where monitoring organ function during therapy provides appropriate oversight, specific health concerns that might benefit from objective biomarker assessment, desire to objectively measure oxidative stress markers or glutathione status before and during therapy, and medical conditions requiring monitoring for safety reasons
The pathophysiology is unclear, but risk factors are thought to be the same as the type 1 diabetic patients who rapidly improved A1c in the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial: long duration of diabetes mellitus, long duration of poor glycemic control, worse baseline level of DR prior to treatment and magnitude of reduction in A1c after treatment
That kind of improvement can be transformative
If you have a liver disease, a kidney disease, or a seizure disorder, consult a healthcare practitioner prior to use
In all, participants who received tirzepatide Eli Lillys (NYSE:LLY) tirzepatide achieved up to 15.7% weight loss in the SURMOUNT-2 study, sparking a potential tirzepatide versus semaglutide competition in the obesity and type 2 diabetes treatment markets