You might experience nausea when taking a GLP-1 even if its not your first time taking this class of medication
Semaglutide and tirzepatide reduced blood glucose by ~200 mg/dL and HbA1c by ~2% at 2 months, but their effects waned by the third month
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Unfortunately, GLP-1 is rapidly degraded by the enzyme dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4), which limits the therapeutic efficacy of native GLP-1 (Deacon et al., GLP-1R agonists The GLP-1R agonists mediate their action by acting directly on the GLP-1R
A 2026 study published in Cardiovascular Diabetology found an association between GLP-1 use and lower risks of heart attack, stroke, heart failure and premature death among high-risk patients building on earlier evidence from Novo Nordisk's SELECT trial, which showed that Wegovy reduced major adverse cardiovascular events versus placebo in people with established heart disease
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