If patients have a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, tobacco use, or advanced chronic kidney disease, then they may be at an increased risk of developing acute pancreatitis, a serious and potentially life-threatening condition, after being started on a GLP-1 receptor agonist for the goal of weight loss
So the reason your blood sugar is high is, you know, you could argue in part immediately after the meal because of the effect of eating a carbohydrate rich meal and not having insulin stimulate, facilitate, uptake, but the major reason is because it's not doing the job of inhibiting glucagon, so glucagon is still telling the liver to secrete glucose into the bloodstream even when you don't need it
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In this blog, Sanjiv Lakhanpal, MD, FACS, Founder, President, and CEO of Center for Vein Restoration (CVR), breaks it down in plain language so you can have a more informed conversation with your primary care doctor or vein specialist about using these powerful medications to support health
Archived from the original on December 6, 2009
These therapies are ideal for individuals seeking to cleanse and rejuvenate their bodies
