Natural Ways to Increase GLP-1 Levels While a lot of recent news has focused on GLP-1 agonists (such as Ozempic and Wegovy among others) and their potential role in weight loss, our bodies produce GLP-1 as well
This downstream effect can delay or lighten menstrual periods
Serious bleeding, which may be fatal, from drug-induced immune-mediated thrombocytopenia has been reported with exenatide use [see Warnings and Precautions (5.8)]
GLP-1RA has also been reported to promote motor activity and energy expenditure, thus activating the metabolism of brown fat in rodents (79)
In terms of the primary outcome of reduction in A1C from baseline, although the 3-mg oral semaglutide group did not demonstrate superiority to sitagliptin 100 mg at 26 weeks, the 7-mg and 14-mg dosage groups did demonstrate statistically significant reductions in A1C from baseline when compared with sitagliptin
For context, Hyman points to broader population data that he says matches up with what he sees clinically