It does this by stimulating the release of insulin from the pancreas and blocking the release of glucagon, another hormone that raises blood sugar levels
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Some patients require temporary insulin supplementation during high-dose prednisone courses, even if they normally control glucose with semaglutide alone
I assess the appropriateness of the medication carefully and monitor closely when [these patients] are on a GLP-1 agonist. The caution is warranted, according to John Batsis, MD, an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Geriatric Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, particularly because of the lack of clinical data on the specific impact of GLP-1 medications on older adults
Todays article will dive into GLP-1 medications, how they work, and the connections with hormones
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