It stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin, preventing a rapid spike in blood sugar after meals
This happens because the silicone lubricant on the plunger can redistribute, especially in horizontal storage
In an accompanying manuscript, we extended these findings to humans without obesity (Gonzalez Trotter et al
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notably, the proportion of patients with weight gain during the study was substantially higher in the placebo group