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But understanding why this happens with semaglutide, tirzepatide and other GLP-1 drugs could be crucial to understanding their longer-term health consequences and how best to prescribe them in future
They: Slow gastric emptying, which can help you feel fuller longer Increase the release of insulin when sugar is present, which can help ward off spikes and crashes in blood sugar levels Suppress glucagon secretion, which in turn reduces liver glucose output Stimulate glucose uptake into cells and increase glucose uptake and storage in muscles so you have energy at the ready Increase proliferation of the beta cells in the pancreas that make insulin, which boosts the availability of blood-sugar-modulating insulin Decrease hunger through multiple pathways in the brain, including a quieting of food noise that can reduce the drive to binge eat or seek emotional comfort in food Taken together, these actions often add up to rapid and significant weight loss
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