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184 - [AMA #29 Sneak Peek] GLP-1 Agonists: The Future of Treating Obesity?

Peter Attia12m · 2021-11-15

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◐Partially SupportedThe difference in insulin response between oral and intravenous glucose administration is referred to as the incretin effect.◐Partially SupportedThe GLP-1 agonist semaglutide, administered once weekly, resulted in remarkable weight reduction in adults with overweight or obesity.◐Partially SupportedPlasma glucose levels peak at approximately 60 minutes after an oral glucose load and return to baseline within three hours.◐Partially SupportedGLP-1 is a hormone that plays a role in the incretin effect, and semaglutide is an analog of GLP-1.Partially Supported

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Glucagon increases blood glucose by stimulating hepatic glucose production and also increases lipolysis and ketone production.

◐Partially SupportedThe incretin effect describes a difference in how oral versus intravenous glucose loads are processed, which is understood by measuring insulin response.

◐Partially SupportedInsulin signals cells to take up glucose and signals the liver to stop producing glucose.