Aim for at least 64 ounces of water daily, with an additional 8-16 ounces for every episode of GI side effects
A few repeat meals are often more helpful than buying ten hopeful ingredients and touching none of them
Additionally, changes in blood glucose levels can occur during treatment initiation, and glucose fluctuations are known headache triggers for some individuals
Fortunately, side effects reported with oral TA are few and are generally mild in nature including nausea, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, skin rashes, alopecia, drowsiness and menstrual irregularities, usually reversible on discontinuation of the drug
The so-called incretin effect describes this phenomenon and also explains that orally ingested glucose leads to a higher insulin response than intravenously administered glucose leading to isoglycemic glucose excursions compared to oral glucose ( There are, however, challenges and limitations regarding therapy with GLP-1RA