Once treatment begins, you receive regular follow-up appointments that include weight and body composition tracking, lab work review, side effect management, nutritional counseling, and dose adjustment as needed
Tolerability, cost, access, and individual response all matter
Developing a discontinuation plan should include establishing baseline measurements (weight, waist circumference, metabolic parameters), setting realistic expectations about weight maintenance challenges, creating a detailed lifestyle modification plan with specific, measurable goals, scheduling regular follow-up appointments (initially monthly, then quarterly), identifying triggers for earlier intervention if weight regain occurs, and discussing alternative pharmacological options if needed
Renal Lifecycle, A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial to Assess the Effect of Dapagliflozin on Renal and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Severe Chronic Kidney Disease (NCT05374291)