If youre vegan, over 40, or feeling sluggish (common post-GLP-1), your B12 might be low20-30% of adults are deficient, per studies
It has several functions, including enhancing insulin secretion, reducing glucagon production, and slowing gastric emptying, which all synergistically work to reduce blood glucose levels
Additionally, GLP-1 delays gastric emptying and leads to gut distension (an expansion of the gut)
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Pancreatic proglucagon gene expression is promoted upon fasting and hypoglycaemia induction and inhibited by insulin