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Is Semaglutide Worth It? Your Questions Answered!

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The Effects of Estrogen on Insulin Resistance

Estrogen deficiency or kind of estrogen burnout that we get in menopause and post-menopausal women absolutely is associated with an increase in insulin resistance, right? Or cells aren't listening to insulin. And it basically is leading to an overproduction also of glucagon and then glucose at the liver,. So your insulin isn't working properly anymore and Glucagon is going to be elevated because you are post-Menopausal. This probably happens in our 40s and starts and continues as estrogen is sort of wildly fluctuating. The take home message is these drugs, both of them work in the gut. They work on receptors in the gut that affect how glucose and carbohydrates from your foods

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