At least for the time being, pharmacies and companies like Hims are legally only allowed to provide compounded GLP-1 for very specific reasons, such as personalized doses or medically needed formulations (e.g., avoiding ingredients that might cause allergy)
If it is shown that such violations were committed with the intent to defraud or mislead, penalties can be increased to imprisonment for up to three years and fines of $10,000 per violation
Another aspect to be considered is that obese people with diabetes have a larger prevalence of fibrotic adipose tissue than obese people without diabetes (38)
In order to reduce sugar intake, food industries have been trying to find alternative materials to replace sugars sweet taste with a low-calorie material under the concept of "Sugar Substitution"
Q7: Is therapy considered a medical expense that can be paid or reimbursed by an HSA, FSA, Archer MSA, or HRA