Shelley Meyer is a board-certified family physician and Institute of Functional Medicine-certified functional medicine physician, as well as a Registered Dietitian
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Prior Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus Documented history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, diagnosed using standard criteria: HbA1c 6.5% Fasting plasma glucose 126 mg/dL 2-hour plasma glucose 200 mg/dL during an OGTT Random plasma glucose 200 mg/dL with classic symptoms 2
This extended duration enables once-weekly dosing schedules in sustained research protocols and reduces the result variability introduced by more frequent administration windows a key advantage for structured multi-week studies
Less food noise : Reduce thoughts about food and cravings by targeting the brains reward system
The exact mechanisms arent fully understood, but they could involve reducing inflammation in the brain, improving insulin sensitivity (which has been linked to depression), and influencing neurotransmitter systems that regulate mood