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Note that seniors are actually some of the biggest cohorts using the new GLP1 Receptor Agonists: https://glp1.guide/content/senior-citizens-and-glp1-receptor-a

Note that seniors are actually some of the biggest cohorts using the new GLP1 Receptor Agonists: https://glp1.guide/content/senior-citizens-and-glp1-receptor-agonists/ https://glp1.guide/content/senior-citizens-and-glp1-receptor... Also as some other people have noted, those costs seem high now, but they're certain to go down over time (due to competition and other companies entering the market along with other countries), and almost certainly worth the cost -- type 2 diabetes can be very expensive, along with all the other effects from complications of obesity. For example, Wegovy has actually been FDA approved for reducing heart disease risk: https://glp1.guide/content/news-fda-approves-wegovy-for-reducing-heart-risk https://glp1.guide/content/news-fda-approves-wegovy-for-redu...

camhart 2y ago
I've heard from random podcasts (do your own research) you need to make sure you exercise, and perhaps eat high protein, while on drugs like this, otherwise you lose a ton of muscle mass. Could be deadly for seniors, where falls are a leading cause of death. See https://www.ncoa.org/article/get-the-facts-on-falls-prevention https://www.ncoa.org/article/get-the-facts-on-falls-preventi.... This is not to say the drug is bad, simply to encourage education so we dont trade one problem for another.
- glp1guide 2y ago
  > I've heard from random podcasts (do your own research) you need to make sure you exercise, and perhaps eat high protein, while on drugs like this, otherwise you lose a ton of muscle mass. Could be deadly for seniors, where falls are a leading cause of death. This isn't true in the sense that it's because of GLP1 RAs in particular -- it's just that GLP1 RAs are effective at rapid weight loss, and that's what happens when you undergo rapid weight loss REGARDLESS of method. It's a trade-off -- do you want to manage muscle loss and bone density issues (with an easily modifiable dosage/etc) or manage type 2 diabetes or heart disease for the same patient?

camhart 2y ago

I've heard from random podcasts (do your own research) you need to make sure you exercise, and perhaps eat high protein, while on drugs like this, otherwise you lose a ton of muscle mass. Could be deadly for seniors, where falls are a leading cause of death. See https://www.ncoa.org/article/get-the-facts-on-falls-prevention https://www.ncoa.org/article/get-the-facts-on-falls-preventi.... This is not to say the drug is bad, simply to encourage education so we dont trade one problem for another.

glp1guide 2y ago
> I've heard from random podcasts (do your own research) you need to make sure you exercise, and perhaps eat high protein, while on drugs like this, otherwise you lose a ton of muscle mass. Could be deadly for seniors, where falls are a leading cause of death. This isn't true in the sense that it's because of GLP1 RAs in particular -- it's just that GLP1 RAs are effective at rapid weight loss, and that's what happens when you undergo rapid weight loss REGARDLESS of method. It's a trade-off -- do you want to manage muscle loss and bone density issues (with an easily modifiable dosage/etc) or manage type 2 diabetes or heart disease for the same patient?