Real-life example A woman in her thirties who needed B12 injections after gastric surgery was anxious about soreness
N Engl J Med 372(23):21972206 Hernandez AF, Green JB, Janmohamed S, DAgostino RB Sr, Granger CB, Jones NP, Harmony Outcomes committees and investigators et al (2018) Albiglutide and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovasculardisease (Harmony outcomes): a double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial
Its still available with a prescription as a malaria drug, though, which doctors were prescribing for leg cramps, skirting FDA recommendations, but given its rare but serious allergic-type reactions, and the risk of OD-ing on quinine pills, thats probably not a good idea
In the future, GLP-1 receptor agonists may also play a role in the management of nondiabetic patients with obesity
Importantly, while these factors are considered modifiable, they are influenced by social and structural drivers of health (see Figure 3 ) and may not always be addressed solely through individual behavior change
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