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What Happens to Heart Health After Stopping GLP-1 Medicines

What Happens to Heart Health After Stopping GLP-1 Medicines
This is what happens to heart health when you stop GLP-1 medicines · indianexpress.com

GLP-1 medicines can help some people manage diabetes or obesity.

Some medicines in this group have also been shown to lower heart risks for certain people.

A doctor quoted in the article says stopping one does not mean a heart attack will happen right away.

The medicine’s effects do not vanish all at once.

Its effects on blood sugar and appetite gradually fade.

The same is true of its effects on body weight and some heart-risk factors.

The article does not say exactly what will happen to each person’s heart after stopping.

It advises people to talk with a health practitioner before starting a routine.

Key facts

Medicine class
GLP-1 medicines
Uses mentioned
Managing type 2 diabetes and obesity
Cardiovascular benefit
Some drugs in the class have been shown to reduce cardiovascular risk in certain groups.
What happens after stopping
Effects on blood sugar, appetite, body weight and several cardiovascular risk factors fade gradually.
Immediate heart attack
Dr Parin Sangoi says stopping does not mean a person will immediately have a heart attack.
Expert
Dr Parin Sangoi, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai Central

Quotes

Dr Parin Sangoi

Consultant interventional cardiologist at Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai Central

“The immediate effects of GLP-1 medicines on blood sugar, appetite, body weight and several cardiovascular risk factors disappear gradually when the medication is stopped.”
indianexpress.com

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