Section
Guides
5 pages in this section, most recently updated September 4, 2026. Each opens with a plain-English summary and cites its sources.
01 · Guides
FeaturedEating when you have no appetite
You'll get: On a GLP-1 the food problem is usually eating too little, not too much.
The food problem on a GLP-1 is usually too little: not enough protein or fluid, and meals that trigger nausea. What to eat first and what to avoid.
Updated September 4, 202602 · Guides
Hydration on a GLP-1: why the labels care
You'll get: Every GLP-1 label warns about kidney injury. Most of those cases were people who got dried out from vomiting or diarrhoea.
The kidney warning in every GLP-1 label is mostly a dehydration warning. What the labels say, why thirst fails once appetite drops, and when to call.
Updated September 4, 202603 · Guides
FeaturedWhen to call a clinician: the symptoms the labels name
You'll get: This is the warning list from the patient medication guides, sorted by how fast to act.
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, 202604 · Guides
FeaturedCommon claims about GLP-1s, checked against the sources
You'll get: Ten common claims about GLP-1 medicines, each checked against a label, a trial or an FDA page.
Ten things people hear before starting a GLP-1, each checked against the labels, trials or an FDA page. Some false, some half true, two surprisingly true.
Updated September 4, 202605 · Guides
A beginner's glossary
You'll get: Thirty words you will meet in your first month, each defined in a sentence or two with its source.
Thirty terms you will meet in the first month, each defined in plain language with the label section or source it comes from.
Updated September 4, 2026