Why this Matters: the Rise of GLP-1 Therapy Obesity is a rapidly growing public health issue in Canada and a major driver of emergency department presentations
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For instance, a consistent light yellow stool or clay-colored stool could indicate a potential bile duct blockage, while green stools might suggest that the stool passes through digestion too quickly
Chronic irritation leads to pain at the front of the knee that worsens under load
Semaglutide is a GLP-1 agonist, a class of drugs that reduce blood sugar and energy intake by mimicking the actions of hormones released after eating
The main pharmacodynamic difference between the two classes is that the short-acting agonists lower postprandial glucose by delaying gastric emptying, while the long-acting GLP-1RAs have a stronger incretin effect [1,23,24]