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Enter GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: More Than Diabetes Drugs GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) receptor agonists, such as semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and liraglutide (Saxenda, Victoza), are medications originally designed to help manage blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes
Think of it as a slow-release reservoir sitting just beneath the skin surface
Diabetes Care (2010) 33:16079
One role of GLP-1 is to prompt the body to produce more insulin, which reduces blood sugar (glucose)
Kleiner DE, Brunt EM, Van Natta M, et al
Pancreas As shown in Table 2, all pancreatic islets were found to be GLP1R positive, irrespective of whether they originate from samples containing insulinoma, chronic pancreatitis, or ductal pancreatic carcinoma
