Eating the wrong foods can worsen side effects, slow progress, and make the experience far less comfortable than it needs to be
4,6 A key issue in the physiology of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is the reduced incretin effect, which mainly results from decreased activity of the primary incretin hormones, GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide 1) and GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide)
When semaglutide is discontinued, gastric acid production, gastric emptying speed, and appetite all return toward baseline over several weeks
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The GLP-1 component of tirzepatide triggers the same types of side effects you already experienced and adapted to with semaglutide
However, the natural form of GLP-1 is quickly broken down in the body by an enzyme called dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4)