DIY tirzepatide, internet detective work and insurance appeals: The lengths 3 people are going to for weight loss drugs "Not being on it is not an option." Natalie Rahhal, Reporter.

Demand for glucagon-like peptide-1 weight-loss drugs — such as Ozempic, Zepbound and Wegovy — coupled with limited insurance ...

Tirzepatide improves outcomes in patients with obesity-related HFpEF regardless of the severity of their baseline BMI or fat ...

Testing is the biggest expenditure in his tirzepatide-making process (he and other DIY-ers send their samples for testing in bulk for extra assurance and cost savings).

Baseline BMI may play a significant role in improving exercise capacity, body weight and BP among patients with HF with ...

In a recent study published in Life Metabolism, researchers at Fudan University report that even after stopping the anti-obesity drug tirzepatide, Chinese obese individuals can maintain significant ...

Tirzepatide was superior to semaglutide in achieving standard and intensive cardiometabolic targets among patients with type 2 diabetes.

Overall, the study found that tirzepatide was more effective at helping participants lose weight. About 82% of participants taking tirzepatide experienced 5% or greater weight loss.

DIY tirzepatide, internet detective work and insurance appeals: The lengths 3 people are going to for weight loss drugs. Story by Natalie Rahhal • 27m.

Why one man — and others in his gray market community — is making tirzepatide at home. Insurance wouldn't cover his weight loss medication. So he started making his own.

DIY tirzepatide, internet detective work and insurance appeals: The lengths 3 people are going to for weight loss drugs. Natalie Rahhal. July 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM. Copied; ...

DIY tirzepatide, internet detective work and insurance appeals: The lengths 3 people are going to for weight loss drugs. Natalie Rahhal. 2 July 2025 at 7:00 am. Copied; ...