wegovy glp-1 receptor agonist hydration effects 2025 POTD: and Ozempic — Maimonides Emergency Medicine Residency Medscape | Just over half
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Long interested in Holst's work, in 1990 Novo Nordisk recruited his colleague Schwartz to develop small molecules able to activate the GLP receptor in the pancreas (Molteni, Chen)
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a figure that many patients on GLP-1 therapy fall short of, partly because the appetite suppression the medications produce makes hitting protein targets without conscious effort difficult. Clinical note Patients on GLP-1 therapy frequently report that protein-rich foods (particularly meat and eggs) become less palatable during treatment

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Big Pharma couldn't care less as long as they're getting their payment
Considerable interest exists in identifying effects of these drugs beyond glucose-lowering, possibly resulting in improved macrovascular and microvascular outcomes, including in diabetic kidney disease
