ghrelin and glp-1 Frontiers How gut hormones shape reward:

Pinto LC, Falcetta MR, Rados DV, Leito CB, Gross JL

The reason is to increase the body's usage of insulin for blood sugar regulation and decrease blood triglycerides

Optional GLP-1 receptor agonist medications to amplify results

However, there is little agreement as to whether bariatric surgery leads to an increase in GIP suggesting that the extent to which GIP contributes to the enhanced incretin effect is debatable

These injections can either be administered by a medical professional or be self-administered and will start on a very low dosage, slowly increasing in amount each month before reaching the target dose to ensure no severe reaction to the medication occurs