The finding that the increase in GLP-1 was only evident after intraduodenal glucose infusion and was minimal when metformin was administered immediately before intraduodenal glucose suggests that the effect of metformin on GLP-1 is primarily related to modulation of the glucosegut interaction [8, 34]
[1] [3] In the SURMOUNT-1 trial, adults with obesity or overweight without diabetes experienced dose-dependent weight loss, with higher doses achieving approximately 15-20% weight reduction over 72 weeks
Dose The usual dose is 100 mg twice a day in tablet form
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They also, Rinaman added, get little or no synaptic input from neurons that express GLP-1 receptor in the nodose ganglion or area postrema