The post says yes: a provider should verify TSH, free T4 and free T3 are in target range and stable for at least four to six weeks before a GLP-1 medication is started
Semaglutide vs tirzepatide, compared Heard about retatrutide
[DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 120.Trapani A., Lopedota A., Franco M., Cioffi N., Ieva E., Garcia-Fuentes M., Alonso M.J
Source: Barrett, et al JAMA Surgery, September 17, 2025 Researchers correlated insurance claims data and electronic medical records in a system that owns both an insurance plan (Highmark) and a provider system (Allegheny Health), and compared total medical expense for over 30,000 individuals who had either metabolic and bariatric surgery (sleeve gastrectomy) or were treated with GLP-1 medications between 2018 and 2023
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