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The technology has matured
Both are common among patients with diabetes and obesity, yet until recently, treatment options were mostly limited to lifestyle interventions or devices like continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines
Patients should seek immediate medical attention for signs of possible complications such as cellulitis (redness, warmth, fever), deep vein thrombosis (sudden unilateral swelling, calf pain), or significant worsening of symptoms
The weight loss trajectory of this medication suggests that moderate sleep apnea may resolve entirely for many users, while severe cases may see substantial enough improvement to reduce CPAP pressure requirements or allow alternative, less cumbersome therapies