Glucagon like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) is a member of the B family of G protein-coupled receptors
FDA-approved GLP-1 medications like semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) are structurally modified to resist breakdown, have half-lives of days rather than minutes, and produce sustained receptor activation that results in greater glucose-lowering effects and clinically significant weight loss
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Your provider can guide you through this decision-making process and help you decide if taking a GLP-1 for weight loss is the right move for your health goals
Ozempic, Mounjaro, Rybelsus, and Saxenda are not on the Bridge list for weight loss
Losing a considerable amount of weight, whether on a GLP-1 or not, means in addition to dropping fat, our bodies naturally shed muscle as well