It enrolled 17,605 participants, average age 61.6 years, who were obese or overweight (BMI average = 33 kg/m2) withou t diabetes but with prior heart attack, stroke or peripheral artery disease
However, significant operational problems plague the service
Bariatric surgery is technically covered by Medi-Cal, but only for patients who meet strict body mass index thresholds, can document prior supervised weight loss attempts, complete psychological evaluations and wait through approval timelines that stretch weeks to months at certified facilities
If nausea is hitting, stick to plain, easily digestible foods (toast, crackers, rice, bananas, soup)
Compounded medications usually dont have the same preservatives as mass-produced drugs, and they are often made in custom formulations
and so the doses did not exceed 1.8mg, which is the indicated dose for such patients