From experience, the biggest shift is this: You stop guessing and start managing
The synaptic connection can either get stronger, known as long term potentiation (LTP) 1,2 , or the connection can get weaker, known as long term depression (LTD) 1,2
Weinstein, patients who have experienced more recent weight gain without a history of weight struggle may be able to maintain weight loss with diet and exercise, while patients with lifelong weight-loss struggles will most likely need to be on these drugs forever in order to maintain goal weight.
(1) Stimulate chondrocytes to synthesize Col-II and proteoglycans, while inhibiting the activities of MMP-13 and ADAMTS-5, and reducing matrix degradation
Majority of the present GLP-1 based studies employ GLP-1 analogs such as exenatide as their primary drugs, which raises a question for their cardiovascular safety and contribution to major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE)