The Limitations You Should Know: Dependency, Cost, and Side Effects Despite benefits, GLP-1 medications present challenges such as dependency, rebound weight gain upon stopping treatments, high costs especially in emerging markets, and side effects like nausea or digestive discomfort
Found in red meat, lentils, spinach
Clinically, the bar is the one described above
Severe or recurrent genital mycotic infections and urinary tract infections warrant treatment suspension if they become problematic ( Canagliflozin specifically should be discontinued in patients with a heightened risk of amputations, including those with a history of amputations, severe peripheral neuropathy, severe peripheral arterial disease, or active lower-limb ulcers or infections, as well as in individuals with an increased fracture risk, particularly those with previous osteoporotic fractures ( 3.3 Mechanism of action of GLP1 receptor agonists GLP-1 is a hormone belonging to the incretins that is produced in the gastrointestinal tract, by L cells, in response to the intake of nutrients, especially fat and glucose (43)
2026;42:e70163