Editor’s Desk: Keeping Your Patients on Track with GLP-1 Therapy

Most clinicians I work with or have chatted with want to get their patients in optimal control of their glucose levels. We all work hard to find that right combination of medication, food choices, and physical activity that will achieve our patients’ goals. This means that we ask patients to make changes that they are not always willing to do, and more importantly not willing to continue long term.

This lack of consistency is often seen with medication adherence as many patients quit taking some or all of their medications for various reasons. Because of this we as clinicians are often swayed in our medication selections as we realize that even the best medications have no chance of working if our patients won’t take them.

Last month we talked about Getting Your Patients on Track with GLP-1 Analogs and shared some tips from clinicians who have had great experiences with using them.

This month we have spoken to some of our clinician readers and asked them to share how they keep their patients on track once they have started on GLP-1 analog therapy.