If you take insulin or sulfonylureas alongside GLP-1 therapy, you may need medication adjustments to prevent hypoglycaemia as your food intake decreases
If taking prescriptions, have an ongoing medical condition, pregnant, nursing or under age 18, consult doctor before use
GLP-1 agonists slow gastric emptying, extend the postprandial satiety window, and reduce ghrelin rebound
More research is needed to determine whether theres a direct relationship
Next, we will be testing the hydrogel platform in pigs, whose skin and endocrine systems are most similar to those in humans
Medical Writing/Editorial Assistance The authors acknowledge Mathias Hempfling, MSc, from Costello Medical Consulting, Cambridge, UK for medical writing and editorial assistance in preparing this manuscript for publication based on the authors input and direction