While different types of GLP-1 medications do exist, all mimic the gut hormones that naturally regulate blood sugar levels and help curb appetite, as well as provide additional metabolic benefits
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It works by increasing insulin, reducing glucagon, and slowing digestionimproving blood sugar control and often leading to weight loss (via appetite suppression)
Ekta Gupta, chief of gastroenterology at the University of Maryland Medical Center, explains that GLP-1 medications (also known as GLP-1 agonists) mimic hormones that help regulate blood sugar and appetite
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