These medications are expensive (price), and injections are more complex than oral medications (simplicity)
A novel approach to control hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes: sodium glucose co-transport (SGLT) inhibitors: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials
For many people, this single-hormone approach is enough to reset their relationship with food, reduce food noise (persistent thoughts about eating), and allow them to maintain a calorie deficit without the intense physical discomfort of traditional dieting
LEAN MASS LOSS Without adequate protein, up to 30% of weight loss on GLP-1 comes from muscle breakdown, not fat
Tian Q, Song Y, Deng Y, Lin S
Short exposures (a few hours in a hot car) may not destroy the medication entirely but will reduce potency