Lipedema effects on GLP-1 receptor agonists

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I would love to hear from people that have experience with lipedema and GLP1 use for weight control/diabetes (not as treatment for lipedema).

I'm a medical student and my own lipedema + GLP1 experience gave me the idea to study this as my bachelors research project.
Basically it is theorized that lipedema tissue could effect the absorption of medication injected subcutaneously. While this fits with my personal experience that is way too small a sample size.

This post is mostly to collect some anecdotes before I rush into doing the science.

So I wanted to hear from others about how GLP1s have worked for you and if there is a difference between injecting into lipedema tissue or healthy fat tissue.

Posted Jan 27, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC

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