Micah Eimer, clinical assistant professor of medicine in the division of cardiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a Northwestern Medicine cardiologist
Inclusion Criteria Age 16 or older Has completed at least 6 months of structured lifestyle therapy (nutrition, activity, or behavioral support) without achieving desired results Family and teen are willing to commit to a structured program including injections, monitoring, and follow-up care BMI at or above the 95th percentile for age and gender, or above the 85th percentile with health-related conditions such as insulin resistance or high cholesterol
Hotel room safes, mini-refrigerators, or insulated travel cases can help protect the medication
Mounjaro is a relatively new diabetes drug that also triggers dramatic weight loss in people who inject it
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