Dr. Michael Snyder
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A lot of it probably does.
It fits in this idea that this is not a simple process.
We have many organ systems involved in glucose control, your liver, your pancreas, your muscles we've mentioned, but even your brain is a major glucose consumer.
And so we have all these different organ systems.
Then on top of that, we have all these different biochemical pathways that are engaged as well.
We mentioned the insulin one, but there's incretin.
which are these GLP things that promote insulin release, but they probably have other effects as well.
I don't fully understand.
I don't think everyone does all the effects of incretins.
Their receptors were all over the place.
In fact, some of these drugs you may have heard are actually now being touted as maybe anti-longevity drugs because they seem to improve cognition and stuff.
Now, whether that's tied to
weight and things like that is less clear.
As longevity drugs.
Thank you for that correction.
Yeah.
Yeah.
If I can intersect there.
Yeah.
I am a type 2 diabetic and they were great for me.