Key Takeaways It is a rapid-acting mealtime insulin
It May Also Be Helping Your Heart If you take a GLP-1 medication (like Ozempic, Wegovy, or Zepbound) to help manage your weight or blood sugar and also have a heart rhythm condition called atrial fibrillation (Afib), a new study from UVA Health offers some encouraging news
But "safe" comes with footnotes, and those footnotes matter
Microbiota-targeted interventions, including probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, and dietary modulation, have demonstrated potential to improve microbial composition, alleviate systemic inflammation, enhance thyroid hormone utilization, and reduce autoantibody levels
The primary end point of interest was the change in urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) from the time of initiation of the GLP-1 RA to discontinuation or final follow-up
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