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GLP-1 Medications 2025: Cost, Coverage, and Who Should Consider Them
If you're researching GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, or Zepbound, you probably have two main questions: How much will this cost me? And am I actually a good candidate?
As a triple board-certified endocrinologist in Hinsdale, I've been prescribing GLP-1 medications since 2015. This guide covers what you actually need to know.
One in Three Adults Has This Condition & Most Don’t Know It
One in three adults has metabolic syndrome and most don’t know it. This cluster of risk factors quietly raises the chance of diabetes and heart disease, often before symptoms appear. The good news: with the right care, it’s both identifiable and reversible.
The Day I Knew I Was Done
I still remember the day medicine stopped feeling like medicine. A young woman in her thirties sat across from me, her labs showing prediabetes. She wanted to know how to turn things around. What she got instead was a rushed visit and a handout—because the system didn’t give me the time she deserved.
That moment stayed with me. It revealed what’s broken in healthcare: prevention gets pushed aside until patients are “sick enough.” I knew I had to build something different, care that’s transparent, personal, and focused on keeping you well.
Practical, Evidence-Based Nutrition Strategies to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease
Despite advances in cardiovascular care, heart disease remains the leading cause of death—driven in large part by lifestyle-related risk factors like obesity, diabetes, and hypertension. And at the center of it all? Nutrition. Fewer than 10% of U.S. adults meet basic dietary guidelines, and the consequences are showing up in our labs, our energy, and our longevity.
Let’s break down the most effective dietary patterns for preventing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)—from Mediterranean to DASH—and offers practical strategies for cholesterol, blood pressure, and metabolic health.