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This was interesting because at that time it was assumed that the best way to treat patients with metabolic disorders was not to stimulate more glucagon because it raises blood sugar, but instead to block it

"If you are increasing the protein, you're decreasing the rapidly absorbable carbohydrates, you're decreasing fat, excess calories, and sugar," says Kessler

In type-2 diabetic models (genetically-inherited or diet-induced obesity), exenatide significantly enhances bone strength by increasing trabecular bone mass, bone formation and trabecular microarchitecture

Ma J, Pilichiewicz AN, Feinle-Bisset C, et al

Ozempic is a brand name for a type of GLP-1 drug called semaglutide

So, it is a bireceptor agonist, product of the above mentioned peptide engineering, created as a single agent possessing activity at more than one pharmacological target