And our current thinking about obesity, and one of the components of the disease of obesity, is that some individuals although they all have GLP-1 and these other gut hormones, amylin, glucagon, GIP, that's what they're called that signal, for some reason, is not getting to the brain in ample amounts to tell the individual to feel full, satiated, and stop eating
Finally, these medications support cardiometabolic health by improving cholesterol, triglyceride, and blood pressure levels, which lowers the long-term risk of heart disease often associated with PCOS
Also, every weight loss drug can cause side effects
GLP-1 signaling in pancreatic -cells increases insulin secretion in a blood glucose level-dependent manner, leading to decrease of blood glucose levels 3