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What's GLP-1?

• philipkglass 2y ago
  In this context it's shorthand for "GLP-1 receptor agonist." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GLP-1_receptor_agonist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GLP-1_receptor_agonist Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, also known as GLP-1 analogs, GLP-1DAs or incretin mimetics, are a class of anorectic drugs that reduce blood sugar and energy intake by activating the GLP-1 receptor. They mimic the actions of the endogenous incretin hormone GLP-1 that is released by the gut after eating.