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The focus shifts from managing symptoms to optimizing health, preserving muscle, supporting micronutrients, preventing complications
Your healthcare provider submits a prior authorization request including your diagnosis, BMI documentation, documentation of previous weight loss attempts, explanation of weight-related comorbidities (high blood pressure, high cholesterol, sleep apnea, etc.), and justification for why this medication is medically necessary
The catch is that B12 is one of the few nutrients you cannot get from an unfortified plant diet