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Health Canada doesnt regulate research peptides the same way it regulates approved medications

Both hormones play key roles in insulin secretion, blood sugar control, and appetite regulation

The ones that can impact your blood sugar levels have a much lower impact than table sugar and are generally safe in small amounts as sweeteners

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Diabetes Obes Metab 20:521 Drucker DJ, Nauck MA (2006) The incretin system: glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors in type 2 diabetes

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