Unlike unregulated patches, prescription GLP-1 medications go through rigorous FDA review to prove theyre safe, effective, and consistently dosed
When you eat carbohydrates, your blood glucose rises, and your pancreas releases insulin to shuttle that glucose out of the bloodstream and into your cells for energy or storage
Its comparison table puts GLP-1 agonists at a 25 to 50 mg/dL fasting glucose reduction, which is the gap the post is drawing attention to
It also plays a crucial role in energy metabolism, acting as a carrier that transports fatty acids into the mitochondria to be burned for energy
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