Ask your doctor specifically why Toujeo was chosen over a GLP-1 agonist
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Tirzepatide belongs to a groundbreaking class of medications known as dual GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide) and GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) receptor agonists
Not surprisingly, gastrointestinal side effects were among the most commonly reported on Reddit: nausea (36.9%), vomiting (16.3%), constipation (15.3%), and diarrhea (12.6%)
It is also an important thiol buffer, maintaining sulfhydryl groups in their reduced form, an additional mechanism for cellular signaling
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