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Questions for your first call or visit

Who runs the program

What it includes

Medication

Cost and insurance

Safety

Ticks are not saved. Adapted from NIDDK's questions for choosing a weight-loss program, applied to medical clinics.

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Why these questions

NIDDK recommends asking any weight-loss program how it works, what it costs from beginning to end, who runs it and with which credentials, what results and risks to expect, and whether staff will work with your own doctor. We added the questions that matter for medical clinics: medication product, pharmacy and billing.

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Sources

  1. NIDDK — Choosing a safe & successful weight-loss program (accessed Nov 2, 2026)
  2. FDA — FDA's concerns with unapproved GLP-1 drugs used for weight loss (accessed Nov 2, 2026)
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