glp 1 vs insulin GLP-1 Receptor Agonists as Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes What GLP-1 Medications Won't Fix

While at GWU, she was a founding member of the schools HerCampus chapter and served as its President for four years

GLP-1s are a class of diabetes medications that imitate the natural hormone glucagon-like peptide-1

A 2024 study from Epic Research found that people with hypothyroidism who lost more than 5 pounds while taking GLP-1 medications (including semaglutide) saw TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) levels decrease by an average of about 0.55 mU/L

Physiological replacement of GLP-1 by exogenous administration had little effect, but this may underestimate the role of endogenous GLP-1 for insulin secretion, because intravenous administration bypasses important hepato-portal sensors for GLP-1 [63]

Combining incretin-based drugs and RAAS inhibitors: more cons than pros