A likely mechanism underpinning superiority of RYGB over LAGB on diabetes remission is the enhanced gut hormone secretion, including glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and peptide tyrosine tyrosine [17, 18]
Some people start with a more frequent schedule, then move to a maintenance visit once their levels are steady
It really just tells me that its important, again, to go over all the risks and benefits with the patients of these different medications, and just let them know, hey, this is something new, were still finding out about it, but there have been these reports of increasing the incidence, Bert told us
Your GLP-1 system hasn't been activated at this level before, and your GI tract needs time to adapt to slower gastric emptying