Question Builder · The GLP-1 Answer Companion

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1.Which medicine are you suggesting for me, and does it act on GLP-1 alone or on both GIP and GLP-1? (ch. 1)
2.Is it approved for my condition, or would it be used for a purpose not on its label? (ch. 1)
3.Do I have heart, kidney or liver disease, or sleep apnea, that one of these medicines is approved to treat? (ch. 4, 6)
4.Would a weekly injection or a daily pill suit my routine and my other medicines better? (ch. 1, 4)
5.Given my family history and my own weight history, what kind of treatment makes sense for me? (ch. 2)
6.What would count as success for me, beyond the number on the scale? (ch. 2, 5)
7.Is there anything else in my health that could be affecting my weight and is worth checking? (ch. 2)
8.Is any benefit you are expecting for me proven, or only hoped for? (ch. 6)
9.Which of the label warnings matter most for me, and does anything in my family history put me in the thyroid warning group? (ch. 9)
10.Do I need any blood tests, or an eye check, before or during treatment? (ch. 9)

11.Do any of my current medicines or supplements, or grapefruit juice, interact with this one, and do any medicines need changing when I start? (ch. 4, 7, 12)
12.If I take birth control pills, do I need a backup method, and for how long? (ch. 4, 12, 17)
13.If you are suggesting a diabetes brand for weight, why, and what does that mean for my coverage? (ch. 4)
14.Is this the FDA-approved medicine, or a compounded version? If compounded, why? (ch. 18)
15.What will it cost at my maintenance dose, not just the first month? (ch. 18)
16.Is the medicine covered for any of my other conditions, and do I qualify for any Medicare program? (ch. 16, 18)

40.My weight has leveled off. What should we check? (ch. 5)
41.Am I on the dose that makes sense for me, and would a higher dose be right? (ch. 15)
42.Could anything I take be reducing the effect of my medicine? (ch. 15)
43.Would a different medicine be worth trying, and what would switching involve? (ch. 15)
44.What should my goal be now: more loss, or keeping what I have lost? (ch. 15)

45.How long does this medicine stay in my body after the last dose? (ch. 1)
46.Should I pause my medicine before this procedure, and if so, when? (ch. 13)
47.How long should I be on clear liquids beforehand, and when should I stop drinking? (ch. 13)
48.Will you check my stomach with ultrasound, or change the anesthesia plan, because of this medicine? (ch. 13)
49.When can I restart, and at what dose? (ch. 13)

50.If I want to become pregnant, when should I stop, and what happens in between? (ch. 17)
51.Is it safe for me to breastfeed on this medicine? (ch. 17)
52.After menopause, should I have my bones checked, and does hormone therapy make sense for my symptoms? (ch. 17)

53.What do you expect to happen to my weight and health numbers if I stop? (ch. 19)
54.Would a lower maintenance dose, or switching to a pill, suit me better than stopping? (ch. 19)
55.If I stop one day, what is our plan for keeping the benefit? (ch. 2)
56.How will we monitor me after stopping, and what would lead us to restart? (ch. 19)
57.If I restart later, will I need to go through the step-up again? (ch. 19)

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