An earlier Clinical Practice Guidance joint statement made in October 2024 by multiple medical societies (American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), American Gastroenterological Association, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, International Society of Perioperative Care of Patients with Obesity, and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons) states that most patients should continue taking their GLP-1 drugs before elective surgery
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"It's really helped our patients with Type 2 diabetes really get their disease under control, decrease their weight and then improve their overall health and metabolic health," said Narang, an endocrinologist and director of obesity medicine at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital