glp 1 agonist drugs side effects A monthly GLP-1 dose could cut the number of shots patients take each year from 52 to 12. from the drug — mainly gastrointestinal symptoms — were similar to or The expanding role of GLP-1
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El-Kharashi OA, Mohamed DI, Khairy E, Ezzat SF, Zaki WS

To investigate this issue Mojsov, Drucker and Habener joined forces with Jacques Philippe and William Chick, two other researchers at MGH

Briefly, upon food intake, L cells in the intestine secrete GLP-1 into the circulation

Efficacy was measured by monitoring changes in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and body weight at week 12

Firstly because of the abundance of GLP-1 receptors in the brain, and secondly because the brain and the immune system communicate with all organs in the body (Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute)
