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This hormone helps your body lower blood sugar, makes you feel full, and slows down how quickly your stomach empties, so you dont feel hungry as often

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GLP-1 medications have multiple different mechanisms in the body that help with diabetes and weight loss, including: Increasing the amount of insulin made by the pancreas , which helps control blood sugar in patients with diabetes Decreasing the amount of excess sugar made by the pancreas , which helps control blood sugar in patients with diabetes Slowing down digestion from the stomach , which results in feeling full for longer after eating Signaling to your brain that you are full after eating , which helps suppress appetite and control cravings Tirzepatide contains an extra mechanism of action that other GLP-1 medications do not, known as GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide) agonism

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Unlike FDA-approved medications such as Mounjaro and Wegovy, which demonstrate significant weight loss of 15-25% in clinical testing, commercial GLP-1 patches lack scientific validation for effective transdermal delivery of appetite-regulating compounds

The rise of prescription medications used for weight loss has reshaped conversations about employer-sponsored health benefits and raised many new questions for employers