Joie Armstrong asked her doctor about taking a GLP-1 medication to help her lose weight six times before she got a prescription, and then was denied coverage by her insurance company. Adrian, a ...

Postmenopausal women struggling with weight loss may find a powerful solution by combining the diabetes drug tirzepatide with ...

Why one man — and others in his gray market community — is making tirzepatide at home. Insurance wouldn't cover his weight loss medication. So he started making his own.

Tirzepatide was superior to semaglutide in achieving standard and intensive cardiometabolic targets among patients with type ...

Overall, the study found that tirzepatide was more effective at helping participants lose weight. About 82% of participants taking tirzepatide experienced 5% or greater weight loss.

Any use of tirzepatide jumped to 12.3% of all GLM use by December 2023, while SGLT2 inhibitor and GLP-1 RA use rose from 14.5% to 24.4% and 19.5% to 28.5%, respectively, between January 2021 and ...

Sharp increases were seen in dispensations of tirzepatide (0.0 to 40.6%) and semaglutide (2.4 mg; 0.0 to 32.2%) among adults without diabetes but prescribed WLMs; the most frequently dispensed WLM ...

Adults with overweight or obesity lost more weight with the GIP/GLP-1 dual agonist tirzepatide than the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

DIY tirzepatide, internet detective work and insurance appeals: The lengths 3 people are going to for weight loss drugs. Natalie Rahhal. July 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM. Copied; ...

DIY tirzepatide, internet detective work and insurance appeals: The lengths 3 people are going to for weight loss drugs. Natalie Rahhal. 2 July 2025 at 7:00 am. Copied; ...