In the course of this research, Holst and his colleagues established by 1987 that food consumption stimulated the secretion of both GLP-1 and GLP-2
Surgery changes your body to help it make more GLP-1 Medication gives you a synthetic version to help boost levels And when that natural boost from surgery starts to fade, meds can step in and keep things going
GLP-1s are preferred because they have a lower risk of hypoglycemia and a greater potential for weight loss
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