Many physicians, he said, still see it as a behavioral problem rather than a medical one
Susan Mollan, a consultant neuro-ophthalmologist at the University Hospitals Birmingham in the United Kingdom, wrote in an email that past trials in people with diabetes have shown that when a patients blood sugar control is tightened, they may have a paradoxical worsening of their diabetic retinopathy (temporarily), so its plausible that the GLP-1 drugs, which also help control blood sugar, could have a paradoxical biological effect. Mollan wrote an editorial that was published alongside the new study
Zepbound Active and Inactive Ingredients The active ingredient in Zepbound is tirzepatide
Severe Gastrointestinal Disease Tirzepatide slows stomach emptying and is not recommended for patients with severe gastrointestinal diseases, such as gastroparesis (paralysis of the stomach)
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