{"id":69824,"date":"2026-05-04T10:04:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T09:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.easly.nl\/what-is-glp-1-medication\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T10:04:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T09:04:45","slug":"what-is-glp-1-medication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.easly.nl\/en\/blog\/what-is-glp-1-medication\/","title":{"rendered":"What exactly is GLP-1 medication? A pharmacist explains."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"69824\" class=\"elementor elementor-69824 elementor-69758\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52ae795 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52ae795\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86388a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86388a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You have probably heard of it: GLP-1 medication. In recent years, it has become a much-discussed topic, both in medical circles and in the media. Names like Ozempic and Wegovy are popping up increasingly often, but what exactly are these drugs? And why do doctors prescribe them?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-016fa98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"016fa98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a pharmacist, I receive these questions regularly. In this article, I will take you step-by-step through the basics: what is the hormone GLP-1, how has a diabetes medication evolved into a treatment for excess weight, and why is this not a miracle cure but a serious, scientifically substantiated medicine?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51aa2de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51aa2de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>\u26a0\ufe0f Medical disclaimer:<\/strong> This article is intended solely for general information and education. It does not replace medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The use of medicines should always be under the supervision of a doctor or pharmacist.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1427660 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1427660\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-187782b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"187782b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is GLP-1? The hormone you already have<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1644e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1644e1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb3ef57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb3ef57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GLP-1 stands for Glucagon-Like Peptide-1. This sounds complicated, but it is simply a hormone that your body produces itself, particularly in the small intestine. It is secreted as soon as you eat.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07ecba2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07ecba2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>GLP-1 fulfills three essential roles in the body:<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3f84cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3f84cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>It stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin when blood sugar rises.<\/li>\n<li>It inhibits the release of glucagon, a hormone that actually increases blood sugar.<\/li>\n<li>It sends a satiety signal via the brain: \u201cI have eaten enough.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f8fcd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f8fcd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The problem? This hormone has a short lifespan of just a few minutes. GLP-1 medication mimics its action, but is chemically modified to remain active in the body for much longer.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc2c7d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cc2c7d9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b08153 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b08153\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From diabetes medication to weight-loss medication: the history<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a4f7f9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a4f7f9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-243ea80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"243ea80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The development of GLP-1 medication began in the 1980s. Scientists discovered the GLP-1 hormone and soon understood its potential application in type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5e711b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5e711b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The first GLP-1 medicines (2005-2010)<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-470d056 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"470d056\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first GLP-1 agonist was approved in the US in 2005 for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The primary goal was to keep blood sugar under control. However, researchers soon noticed that patients also lost significant weight with it.<\/p>\n<p>This was not a side effect; it was a signal. It was proof that the brain and metabolism are crucial in the treatment of obesity.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-347c404 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"347c404\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The breakthrough: semaglutide (2021-present)<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78e9c95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78e9c95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The real turning point came with semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic (for diabetes) and Wegovy (for obesity). Clinical studies showed that patients lost an average of 15 to 17 percent of their body weight\u2014results that had previously only been seen in bariatric surgery.<\/p>\n<p>The European Commission approved Wegovy in 2023 for the treatment of obesity in Europe. This marked a milestone: for the first time, obesity was treated as a medical condition with a serious pharmacological agent.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fb20dd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2fb20dd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92e9e00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92e9e00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does GLP-1 medication work in practice?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c32512 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c32512\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-989c920 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"989c920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GLP-1 agonists, as we call the class of drugs that mimic GLP-1, work on multiple fronts simultaneously. This makes them fundamentally different from classic diet pills or stimulants.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f067923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f067923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Gastric emptying slows down: food remains in the stomach longer, making you feel full for longer after a meal.<\/li>\n<li>Insulin release regulated: the medication stimulates insulin production only when blood sugar is high. This reduces the risk of hypoglycemia.<\/li>\n<li>Brain action: the feeling of hunger is significantly reduced via receptors in the reward center and hunger hormone region of the brain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c86d987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c86d987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This last point deserves special attention. Many people who use GLP-1 medication describe that the constant <strong>\u201cfood noise\u201d<\/strong> (the continuous thoughts about food, the urge for snacks) is greatly reduced or even disappears. This is not willpower. It is pharmacology.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2baa712 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2baa712\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5166dc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5166dc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Not a miracle cure, but a medicine<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aa1446 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3aa1446\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc22df6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc22df6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is perhaps the most important point of this article. GLP-1 medication is <strong>not a quick fix<\/strong>. It is a medicine that:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bce9d38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bce9d38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>is available only by prescription,<\/li>\n<li>requires medical supervision,<\/li>\n<li>may have side effects,<\/li>\n<li>and works best in combination with lifestyle adjustments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44bd934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44bd934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Overweight and obesity are complex conditions with genetic, hormonal, and behavioral components. GLP-1 medication can be a powerful tool in a broader treatment strategy, but it does not replace a healthy diet, sufficient exercise, or medical supervision.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d876f33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d876f33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>As a pharmacist, I always emphasize: the use of any medicine begins with a proper medical intake and an honest conversation about your personal situation, goals, and expectations.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0331e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d0331e9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84e1def elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84e1def\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who is GLP-1 medication intended for?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0995014 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0995014\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bfd56f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bfd56f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The European guidelines generally use the following criteria as a starting point for a conversation with your doctor:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d852531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d852531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>A BMI of 30 or higher (obesity), or a BMI of 27 or higher and a weight-related condition such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, or sleep apnea.<\/li>\n<li>Previous attempts at weight loss through diet and exercise have proven insufficient.<\/li>\n<li>There are no contraindications present (such as a personal or family history of thyroid cancer or pancreatitis).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3e796 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af3e796\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Important nuance: only a doctor can determine whether GLP-1 medication is suitable and safe for you. The criteria above are guidelines, not guarantees. A full medical consultation always remains the first step.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fce7f7e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fce7f7e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4adba2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4adba2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What makes GLP-1 medication different from previous weight loss drugs?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9b216 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fa9b216\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c36801d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c36801d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The pharmaceutical industry has a long and not always glorious history of products that promised to bring about weight loss. Many of these were later withdrawn from the market due to serious side effects. That makes skepticism understandable.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb741ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb741ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GLP-1 agonists distinguish themselves for several reasons:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4e2565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4e2565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>They have been extensively studied: multiple large clinical trials with thousands of participants over several years.<\/li>\n<li>They act on the hormonal system, not via stimulants or metabolic suppression.<\/li>\n<li>They have been approved by both the FDA (US) and the EMA (Europe) following thorough safety evaluation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c760dee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c760dee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This does not alter the fact that there are side effects, that the drug is not suitable for everyone, and that long-term data spanning decades is still limited. 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