Postprandial effects of a whey protein-based multi-ingredient nutritional drink compared with a normal breakfast on glucose, insulin, and active GLP-1 response among type 2 diabetic subjects: a crossover randomised controlled trial
GLP-1 receptors are located in the brain, and GLP-1 is created in the brain in preproglucagon neurons
Studies have shown that significant concentrations of lixisenatide were found in the brain of mice 30 minutes and 3 hours after intraperitoneal injection, suggesting that lixisenatide could cross the BBB (125)
Diabetes Care 34(Supplement_2):S279-84 Gerstein HC, Colhoun HM, Dagenais GR, Diaz R, Lakshmanan M, Pais P et al (2019) Dulaglutide and cardiovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes (REWIND): a double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial
Many people prefer it because they do not need to take pills every day, unlike other weight loss medications