You followed the protocol. You took the medication. You dealt with the side effects and stayed consistent. And the scale barely moved. Or you felt sick enough that you had to stop before the medication had a real chance to work. If that is your experience, there is something important you may not have been told before you started. Genetic variation plays a significant role in how well GLP-1 medications work and how severely patients experience side effects. For some patients,

White Olive Direct Personalized Care | Dr. Jeffrey Shukhman | whiteolivedpc.com When I sit down with a new patient and we talk about weight, I am not thinking about calories first. And when someone asks me why does weight come back after Ozempic, my answer is almost always the same. It is not willpower. It is not the medication failing. It is four metabolic patterns that were already working against them before the prescription was written — and that are still there after it