To explore this issue, UF Department of Anesthesiology faculty members Meghan Brennan, M.D., M.S., and Sonia Mehta, M.D., were joined by colleagues from Stanford University, the University of Chicago, the University of California Irvine, and private surgical practice in co-authoring the article Perioperative Practice Patterns of Anaesthesiologists Surrounding Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Agonist Medications, which was published in the Turkish Journal of Anaesthesiology & Reanimation
Additionally, GLP-1 reduces the release of glucagon, another hormone produced by the pancreas, which typically signals the liver to release stored glucose
Extended Data Figure 2 GLP-1R interhelical interaction network
Wegovy is the cheapest GLP-1 available without insurance, costing $149 a month for the pill and $349 a month for the injectable