Baseline and follow-up lipid testing helps track metabolic improvements during therapy
The entire process takes less than 30 seconds, and in my experience, a once-weekly injection (Ozempic, Trulicity, and Mounjaro) is preferred by many over a daily pill
Starting a GLP-1
Semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA), has become an integral component of weight management and type 2 diabetes treatment due to its potent efficacy in glycemic control and cardiovascular risk reduction
In attempts to prolong the half-life of GLP-1 and develop a suitable compound for therapeutic use, some pharmaceutical companies (32) chose to optimize the exendin-4 peptide (a naturally occurring peptide obtained from Heloderma lizard venom, with 53% homology to human GLP-1), which leads to an intravenous half-life of ~30 min (3335)
For bodybuilders, this may be relevant when inflammation contributes to pain, stiffness, swelling, or reduced training quality