The new biology of diabetic kidney disease-mechanisms and therapeutic implications
The medication works by mimicking glucagon-like peptide-1, a natural hormone that regulates appetite and glucose metabolism
Leong emphasized that adequate protein intake, structured resistance training, recovery, and sleep remain the core strategies for maintaining lean body mass during GLP-1 therapy
Animal and laboratory studies have suggested that some of these peptides can influence blood vessel formation which from an injury perspective, can indicate healing fibroblast activity, collagen production, reduce inflammation, and improve the healing response in the things that were most interested in from a sports medicine and surgery perspective: tendons, ligaments, muscles, cartilage, and other tissues, Frank said