Guides
5 pages in this section, most recently updated September 4, 2026.
- 01
Eating when you have no appetite
The food problem on a GLP-1 is usually too little, not too much: not enough protein, not enough fluid, and meals that trigger nausea. A short, sourced approach for the first months: what to eat first, what to avoid on shot days, and the numbers behind the protein advice.
Updated September 4, 2026
- 02
Hydration on a GLP-1: why the labels care
The acute kidney injury warning in every GLP-1 label is mostly a dehydration warning. What the labels say, why thirst is an unreliable guide once appetite drops, a workable daily target with its source, and the signs that mean you call.
Updated September 4, 2026
- 03
When to call a clinician: the symptoms the labels name
The warning symptoms from the Wegovy and Zepbound Medication Guides, sorted by how fast to act, with the label warning each one belongs to. Print it and put it where you will find it on a bad day.
Updated September 4, 2026
- 04
Common claims about GLP-1s, checked against the sources
Ten things people are told before starting a GLP-1, each checked against the labels, the trials or an FDA page, with the verdict and the citation. Some are false, some are half true, and two are more true than people expect.
Updated September 4, 2026
- 05
A beginner's glossary
Thirty terms you will meet in the first month, defined in one or two plain sentences each, with the label section or source where the definition comes from. For the pharmacology and trial vocabulary, the encyclopedia's glossary goes deeper.
Updated September 4, 2026