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Gautron L, Elmquist JK, Williams KW

Some people use a lower-carb approach for the first 2-4 weeks of GLP-1 treatment to manage blood sugar spikes

The decision to use GLP-1 receptor agonists should be based on their licensed indications (diabetes or obesity management) rather than cholesterol lowering alone, with lipid improvements considered a beneficial additional effect within a comprehensive cardiovascular risk reduction strategy

Intestinal extracts were then shown to potentiate insulin secretion in dogs and this led to the discovery of two primary gut hormones with incretin activity, gastric inhibitory peptide (GIP) and glucagon like peptide-1 (GLP-1) (10, 15, 18, 28, 75)