Introduction Obesity is a heterogeneous and relapsing progressive chronic disease with high clinical and societal burdens and significant unmet medical needs [[1], [2], [3]]
Among the millions of Byetta prescriptions written since 2005, fewer than 80,000 total cases have resulted in adverse events
Symptoms of low blood sugar may include dizziness or light-headedness, sweating, shakiness, blurred vision, slurred speech, weakness, anxiety, hunger, headache, irritability or mood changes, confusion or drowsiness, fast heartbeat, or feeling jittery
In addition, certain amino acids and fatty acids derived from protein digestion, such as arginine and leucine, are powerful stimulators of insulin release
Food intake, particularly ingestion of carbohydrate-rich food, increases GLP-1 secretion, which promotes post-prandial insulin secretion, -cell proliferation, and glucose homeostasis, contributing to reducing glucose levels and aiding weight loss