WEST MICHIGAN — Used as treatments for type 2 diabetes, blood sugar control and weight loss, researchers are working to take the popular GLP-1 medications from being just an inject-able medication to pill form. Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound are medications that mimic the effects of natural hormones called Glucagon-like Peptide-1. Dr. Celia Egan with True Women's Health discusses the advancements with the treatment and how a pill form could mean for those with a GLP-1 prescription.
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