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This is likely due to how GLP-1 activation affects neurotransmitters and the central nervous system rather than a direct insomnia-causing property of the drug
As an incretin hormone, GLP-1 signals the pancreas to release insulin only when glucose levels are elevated after eating
"Those events, we'd imagine, would lead to long-term absences from work," Jonathan Zhang, one of the study's co-authors and a professor at Duke University, told CBS News
Selenium is a cofactor for enzymes that are present in thyroid cells, such as iodothyronine deiodinase (DIO), which catalyzes the conversion of T4 to T3, thioredoxin reductase (TR), which is involved in the regulation of the redox state, and glutathione peroxidase (GPx), which catalyzes the reduction of H 2 O 2 to H 2 O, using reduced glutathione (GSH) as a cosubstrate
GLP-1s affect the efficacy of oral contraception because they delay gastric emptying, or the movement of food through your digestive system
