They are often prescribed if: Metformin is not effective or tolerated Your A1C is still high despite other medications You are at risk for heart failure, kidney disease, or atherosclerosis These medications are used with diet, exercise, and other diabetes treatments
This increased level of insulin has two primary consequences for weight - It signals your body to store fat, particularly visceral fat around the abdomen It drives the ovaries to produce more androgens (male hormones), which further disrupt appetite, energy, and metabolism More visceral fat = more insulin resistance = more androgens = more insulin
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At one point, the companys chief executive publicly said he would not yield to pharmaceutical pressure over copycat weight loss treatments
Compare to Section 3(d) standard: "Enhanced therapeutic efficacy" must be shown