Clinical trial data from the NEJM Phase 2 study showed that gastrointestinal events were predominantly mild to moderate, occurred primarily during dose escalation, and were partially mitigated by starting at 2mg rather than 4mg
This albumin binding creates a reservoir effect, slowly releasing the active molecule over days rather than hours
Third, individual responses to GLP-1 class drugs vary some people are biologically more responsive than others
But many have ended up discontinuing the use of the drugsdespite the fact that they have been touted as lifelong treatments
In humans gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) are the only known insulin stimulating incretin hormones and are released from intestinal cells after food intake 2,3,4,5
Our guide on how long peptides take to work explains how pharmacokinetic steady states are affected by treatment interruptions