Though the risk of side effects are low with microdoses, some patients may experience mild side effects like nausea, vomiting, upset stomach, diarrhea, or similar gastrointestinal side effects after the initial doses
The Precision Peptide test analyzes variants in GIPR, FTO, and MC4Rkey genes controlling appetite, satiety, and metabolic rate
Archana Sudhu, head of the diabetes program at Houston Methodist Hospital, said Wegovy's usefulness "all depends on what the price will be." She noted patients' health insurance plans sometime don't cover weight-loss treatments, putting expensive drugs out of reach
Fewer side effects mean a more comfortable experience, but they may also mean less drug is reaching systemic circulation to produce therapeutic effects