This includes confirmed low serum vitamin B12 levels, pernicious anaemia, malabsorption states such as coeliac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, or post-gastric or bariatric surgery, unexplained anaemia, neuropathy or neurological symptoms consistent with vitamin B12 deficiency, a long-term vegan diet with symptoms or low levels, or failure of oral vitamin B12 supplementation
The way GLP-1 drugs work is gradual - most people see the greatest benefits after several weeks or months of consistent use. Blood sugar levels may stabilise first, followed by changes in appetite and the ability to lose weight
That covers roughly two and a half weeks of your initial escalation phase
The study did, however, also highlighted several negative side effects, including constipation (118 occurrences), diarrhea (100 events), and abdominal pain (41 events per 1,000) ( Abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea are among the gastrointestinal adverse effects linked to GLP-1 RAs