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The Metabolic Classroom with Dr. Ben Bikman
Can Your Body Make More GLP-1 Naturally?
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Question? 📢 Ask Dr. Bikman’s Digital Mind (multilingual): https://benbikman.com/ben-bikmans-digital-ai-mind 📢 Dr. Bikman’s Community & Coaching Site: https://insuliniq.com Summary: Dr. Bikman explains why some people may produce an inadequate GLP-1 response and how insulin resistance could be part of the problem. Because intestinal L cells have insulin receptors, chronically elevated insulin can make these cells insulin resistant, reducing their ability to release GLP-1 and potentially creating a cycle of faster stomach emptying, higher glucose, more insulin, and further impairment of the natural GLP-1 response. Ben uses this physiology to explain how he believes GLP-1 medications should…