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Patients must also not have type 2 diabetes, moderate-to-severe sleep apnea, or fatty liver disease because their Medicare plan may already cover GLP-1s

Safety Considerations: Planning Around Pregnancy One of the most important points I discuss with patients is that GLP-1 medications are not considered safe during pregnancy
The drug is known as a triple-agonist, meaning it targets three different receptors in the brain and throughout the body
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Finally, Tirzepatide is a dual GIP and GLP-1R agonist that stimulates both receptors, potentially offering greater metabolic benefits than GLP-1 agonism alone and enabling mechanistic interplay studies
