A simple cup of hot tea. What can it do for you? It could compete with a soon to be trillion-dollar industry. GLP-1s or “semaglutide” as some call it, has taken the US by storm and will make its way across first-world countries soon enough. Its makers are already making billions per year in the US. It won’t be long before billions become trillions. Read on for more.
Read MoreSpoiler alert. Intermittent fasting and consistent exercise will give you the same results but with better health as an ultimate outcome...not worse health because of a drug your body didn't really need. This week’s article in BenefitsPro about the 10K patients who are suing the makers of the GLP-1s like Ozempic and Wegovy was inevitable.
Read MoreWhen BCBSNC tells us they prefer brand name drugs to low-cost generics, we did some fact checking.
Read MoreDiabetes is affecting over 29 million people in the United States. That's 10% of every man, woman and child and according to the Centers for Disease Control, another 86 million have pre-diabetes and some don't even know it. Of the $245 Billion being spent annually on the treatment of diabetes and its complications you can bet some of that money is coming out of your health plan. At Custom Benefits Solutions, we work with our employer clients to develop a wellness strategy that helps employees with diabetes to better manage that disease and reduce their employer's financial burden associated with it. #custombenefitswork
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