Characteristic of approved GLP-1 receptor agonists are listed in Table 1
Hyperglucagonemia during insulin deficiency accelerates protein catabolism
This hormone plays a key role in regulating your appetite and blood sugar levels
Probably the game-changing study in the New England Journal, which I was corresponding author on, was STEP 1, which actually launched semaglutide to the world which for the first time caused a result in a 15% weight loss at the end of a year
Instead of working in just one place, it acts like a messenger that talks to: Your brain to signal fullness Your pancreas to support insulin release Your stomach to slow down emptying Your liver to reduce extra sugar release This is why GLP-1 is sometimes called an incretin hormone it is made in the gut, but its effects are felt all over the body
There are no clinical studies on the efficacy, safety, or dosing of GLP-1 patches, but they will likely follow the titrating dosing method, similar to GLP-1 injections