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Most United Healthcare plans do not cover GLP-1 receptor agonists for primary weight management in members without type 2 diabetes, though a growing number of employer-sponsored plans have begun offering limited coverage

They may very rarely cause enough damage to produce serious neurological deficits (such as ataxia or respiratory paralysis) from worms entering the central nervous system, which is compromised by trichinosis in 1024% of reported cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, a very rare form of stroke (three or four cases per million annual incidence in adults)

If you are taking or considering a GLP-1 medication, that is a conversation for your clinician

If you develop symptoms such as severe persistent abdominal pain with vomiting, or signs of pancreatitis whilst taking GLP-1 medications, seek urgent medical help (call 999 or go to A&E)

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