Research Roundups
GLP1 Receptor Agonist drugs (Semaglutide, Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy, etc) have seen extensive testing and research in the past, due to their usage by people with type 2 Diabetes. 🍃Don't know what a GLP1 Receptor Agonist is, or how drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy, or Zepbound work? Check out our quick
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GLP1 Receptor Agonists are a relatively safe, effective treatment for type 2 diabetes and weight management (even if at present only Wegovy is approved by the FDA for weight management). 🍃Don't know what a GLP1 Receptor Agonist is, or how drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy, or Zepbound work? Check out
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Senior citizens are adopting and starting to use GLP1 Receptor Agonists in droves. 🍃Don't know what a GLP1 Receptor Agonist is, or how drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy, or Zepbound work? Check out our quick explainer Based on data from 2023, over 1 in 4 people who were on Ozempic
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As the GLP1 Receptor Agonist class of drugs make much progress and receive a lot of attention, pharma companies are lining up to produce more and better kinds of GLP1 drugs. 🍃Don't know what a GLP1 Receptor Agonist is, or how drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy, or Zepbound work? Check
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FDA Approves First Treatment to Reduce Risk of Serious Heart Problems Specifically in Adults with Obesity or OverweightThe FDA approved a new use for a drug to reduce the risk of serious heart problems in adults with cardiovascular disease and either obesity or overweight.FDAOffice of the Commissioner In great
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Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 ("GLP1") is a naturally occurring hormone in the human body. GLP1 Receptor Agonists (ex. Semaglutide the formulation for Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus) aim to use modules similar to the naturally produced GLP1 in your body to trigger effects that contribute to better insulin management and eventually weight
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Some recent research has been pointing to GLP1 as a usable tool in the fight against Cancer. ❗Worried about the possibility of GLP1 RAs causing cancer? We covered that in a previous article you might like to read. Cancer research is quite a popular point for funding, so it can
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There have been worries in popular media about the possibility of GLP1 Receptor Agonists (drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound and others) increasing the chance that people get cancer. 🍃Don't know what a GLP1 Receptor Agonist is, or how drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy, or Zepbound work? Check out our
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Rybelsus is a form of Semaglutide that you can take as a pill, rather than injection. If you're not familiar with Semaglutide, it's one of the GLP1 Receptor Agonist class of drugs that are taking the world by storm right now (Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus are all formulations of Semaglutide)
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Both sound similar, and do similar things, but what is the difference? Well both of them are "incretin hormones", hormones that cause reductions in blood sugar: Incretin - WikipediaWikimedia Foundation, Inc.Contributors to Wikimedia projects Incretin hormones are important to weight loss and type 2 diabetes management because they reduce
One of the best things about the internet is the meeting of ideas. People discuss things, squabble, research, disagree, and we figure out just a little more about the truth. Recently I saw a great comment that gently suggested that insulin management is the real problem in weight loss. You
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You'd think that GLP1 Receptor Agonist treatments, which help treat type 2 diabetes and help with weight management (and thus avoid some bad potential outcomes like Heart Disease or Diabetes) would be loved by insurance companies. 🍃Don't know what a GLP1 Receptor Agonist is, or how drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro,
Pricing Roundups
Last updated: February 2024 Here's what we can find on pricing for GLP1 Receptor Agonists – Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus, Zepbound, Mounjaro and more. 🍃Don't know what a GLP1 Receptor Agonist is, or how drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy, or Zepbound work? Check out our quick explainer Before we get to the
Research Roundups
GLP1 Receptor Agonist drugs (Semaglutide, Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy, etc) have seen extensive testing and research in the past, due to their usage by people with type 2 Diabetes. 🍃Don't know what a GLP1 Receptor Agonist is, or how drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy, or Zepbound work? Check out our quick
A list of medical professionals and researchers from major universities and organizations: * Yale New Haven Health * Yale School of Medicine * Brigham and Women's Hospital * University of California, San Francisco Have petitioned the World Health Organization (WHO) to add GLP1 Receptor Agonists to the list of essential medicines for countries. 🍃Don't
Many opponents of GLP1 Receptor Agonist drugs (ex. Semaglutide, and Tirzepatide with brand names like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, etc) caution that as the drugs must be taken continuously, people experience rapid weight gain after getting off the drugs – all the way up to their starting weight. 🍃Don't know what a