Monica and RN Stephanie at our Kona Wellness office
Comorbidities defined by International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes were treated as binary indicators and included type 1 diabetes mellitus (E10), type 2 diabetes mellitus (E11), arterial hypertension (I10), coronary artery disease (I25), atrial fibrillation or flutter (I48), chronic heart failure (I50), obstructive sleep apnea (G47.3), dyslipidemia (E78), chronic kidney disease (N18), and acute pancreatitis (K85)
Note : Proportion of participants (%) stated among the total number of participants in each group, unless indicated otherwise
For example if a patient loves chocolate but it doesnt fill them up, advise them to swap it for low-calorie ice cream. Tools such as a food tracker app might also help patients regain a sense of control as they see their intake coming down
The FDA routinely issues warnings or seizes products making unauthorized GLP-1 claims