GLP-1 is an incretin hormone that plays a role in your appetite and digestion. Incretins (hormones released by your small intestine) are sent out by your body after you’ve eaten a meal to help lower your blood sugar by triggering insulin and blocking other sources of sugar.

Incretin also slows down how quickly food leaves your stomach (called gastric emptying). The result of these actions causes you to feel full – lowering your appetite and causing you to lose weight. Medications like GLP-1 agonists are referred to as incretin mimetics since they “mimic” these effects.

With the help of this exciting FDA-approved medicine, you may finally lose weight and keep it off! Semaglutide is a once-weekly injectable prescription medication that can assist with long-term weight management. If you have lost weight in the past only to have it return, semaglutide may help you lose weight and keep it off.

Semaglutide is an injectable prescription medication for adults with obesity or overweight (excess weight) who also have weight-related medical problems. It works by mimicking a hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) that targets areas of the brain that regulate appetite and food intake.