Making Informed Decisions About Your Care If you have thyroid conditions or concerns about thyroid health, you can still consider GLP-1 therapy when medically appropriate
Who may be eligible You may be a candidate if youre an adult who: Has BMI 30 , or BMI 27 with a weight-related condition (e.g., prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, sleep apnea)
In addition to assisting with blood sugar regulation, testing blood glucose may enhance insulin resistance management
In addition to its extensively studied actions in peripheral tissues, studies have evaluated the distribution of GLP-1R in the central nervous system (CNS) of rodents, non-human primates, and humans, showing that it is widely diffused to multiple CNS neurons including neurons of the arcuate nucleus (ARC), which are crucial for the control of energy balance (Fig