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Congratulations on the launch! I’m on one of your waitlists. Do you work with any T1 diabetics? My understanding is I wouldn’t qualify for Victoza since I haven’t demonstrated sufficient ineffectiveness of Metformin. Does the weight loss prescription bypass that whole line of questioning?

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We do work with T1 diabetics, and the weight loss prescription does bypass that line of questioning.

BUT. Cards on the table about qualifying for GLP-1 RAs: most insurance policies still don't include weight management medication, and if they do it is difficult to know how your insurance will react until the doctor writes the prescription. I know people smarter than me are working on changing this about the US healthcare system!

So we'd have to see exactly which medication was a fit after a conversation with the doctor.

Which state are you in by the way?

Makes sense. I’m in IL and my doctor would be quite willing to have that conversation. :)

Nice. Working hard to get to you as soon as we can!

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