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This provides roughly 1-1.5mg of each peptide daily during active protocols
Our bodies naturally produce GLP-1 in the small intestine in response to food intake
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Originally, GLP therapies were prescribed to help people with type 2 diabetes: Improve insulin secretion Reduce glucagon release (which raises blood sugar) Slow gastric emptying Stabilize post-meal glucose spikes These effects made GLPs incredibly effective for glycemic control
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