> We’re nearing the utopic phase for this drug (if we aren’t already there)
GLP-1 increasingly looks like a vitamin.
It is "essential to [humans] in small quantities for proper metabolic function" [1]. But what our body produces gets eliminated in minutes [2]. Not everyone needs supplementation and too much can be harmful. But a deficit results in ultimately-fatal chronic conditions.
> Good thing they're not GLP-1. They're GLP-1 agonists
Sure, which is why I say looks like, not may be. If calcitrol were eliminated like GLP-1, a drug that activated the VDR would be beneficial to those with a deficiency [1].
GLP-1 increasingly looks like a vitamin.
It is "essential to [humans] in small quantities for proper metabolic function" [1]. But what our body produces gets eliminated in minutes [2]. Not everyone needs supplementation and too much can be harmful. But a deficit results in ultimately-fatal chronic conditions.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucagon-like_peptide-1