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Glucose Riot

GLP-1 Medication: What, how, why?

Jul 13, 2026 · 59 min · 12 segments

Want to see a dietitian to get more individual support on these topics? Kelly is currently accepting new clients and now takes insurance! In this episode, Kelly and Erin break down GLP-1 medications…

Want to see a dietitian to get more individual support on these topics? Kelly is currently accepting new clients and now takes insurance! In this episode, Kelly and Erin break down GLP-1 medications. They explain what GLP-1s are, how they work in the body, and what it means for people with diabetes now that they’ve become such a hot topic in diabetes care and weight-loss culture. **LINKS**: Email us your questions here: [glucoseriotpod@gmail.com](mailto:glucoseriotpod@gmail.com) Find out more about Kelly at www.sixnutritionanddiabetes.com Find out more about Erin at [www.erinphillipsnutrition@gmail.com](mailto:www.erinphillipsnutrition@gmail.com) **DISCLAIMER:** We are dietitians and diabetes educators but we are not YOUR dietitians and diabetes educators. The information provided in this podcast is not intended as individualized medical advice, nor is it a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. If you have a medical concern, go to your health care provider or seek other professional medical treatment.

Want to see a dietitian to get more individual support on these topics? Kelly is currently accepting new clients and now takes insurance! In this episode, Kelly and Erin break down GLP-1 medications…

Speakers: Erin PhillipsHostKelly SixHost

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Top entities: GLP-1 receptor agonist×48 Semaglutide×9 Gastric inhibitory polypeptide×7 Food and Drug Administration×8 Dulaglutide×4

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GLP-1 Hormone Basics & Discovery Story2:44 – 5:32

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Erin PhillipsHost

2:44

I use drugs and medication interchangeably, by the way.

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Erin PhillipsHost

2:49

So GLP-1 stands for oopsies.

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Erin PhillipsHost

2:54

Oopsies.

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Erin PhillipsHost

2:57

I don't know.

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Erin PhillipsHost

2:58

I think it's glycogen like peptide.

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Erin PhillipsHost

3:00

Yes.

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Erin PhillipsHost

3:13

So this is a hormone that bodies produce.

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Erin PhillipsHost

3:19

It is a hormone that is in the body.

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Erin PhillipsHost

3:20

There's so many hormones in the body.

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Erin PhillipsHost

3:22

Holy moly.

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Erin PhillipsHost

3:23

I feel like I learn about new ones all the time.

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Erin PhillipsHost

3:25

Many hormones.

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Erin PhillipsHost

3:26

This is one of them.

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Erin PhillipsHost

3:27

It is a naturally occurring hormone in the body.

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Erin PhillipsHost

3:30

In whose body? In human bodies.

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Erin PhillipsHost

3:36

Everybody's body.

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Erin PhillipsHost

3:38

In everybody's body.

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Erin PhillipsHost

3:39

Okay.

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Erin PhillipsHost

3:41

And in people with type 2 diabetes, around 70% of people with type 2 have cancer.

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Erin PhillipsHost

3:50

decreased production of this hormone.

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Erin PhillipsHost

3:54

And so because of that decreased production of this hormone in people with type 2 diabetes and the majority of people with type 2, that's how researchers started kind of discovering this hormone and figuring out like, oh, this hormone plays a part in glucose regulation.

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Erin PhillipsHost

4:13

So I won't bore you with.

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Erin PhillipsHost

4:16

I think it's really fascinating how they discovered that.

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Erin PhillipsHost

4:19

But I can drone on a little bit.

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Erin PhillipsHost

4:23

But the short story is that's how they figured out what's going on with this hormone.

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GLP-1 Hormone Basics & Discovery Story2:44 – 5:32

E

Erin PhillipsHost

2:44

I use drugs and medication interchangeably, by the way.

E

Erin PhillipsHost

2:49

So GLP-1 stands for oopsies.

E

Erin PhillipsHost

2:54

Oopsies.

E

Erin PhillipsHost

2:57

I don't know.

E

Erin PhillipsHost

2:58

I think it's glycogen like peptide.

E

Erin PhillipsHost

3:00

Yes.

E

Erin PhillipsHost

3:13

So this is a hormone that bodies produce.

E

Erin PhillipsHost

3:19

It is a hormone that is in the body.

E

Erin PhillipsHost

3:20

There's so many hormones in the body.

E

Erin PhillipsHost

3:22

Holy moly.

E

Erin PhillipsHost

3:23

I feel like I learn about new ones all the time.

E

Erin PhillipsHost

3:25

Many hormones.

E

Erin PhillipsHost

3:26

This is one of them.

E

Erin PhillipsHost

3:27

It is a naturally occurring hormone in the body.

E

Erin PhillipsHost

3:30

In whose body? In human bodies.

E

Erin PhillipsHost

3:36

Everybody's body.

E

Erin PhillipsHost

3:38

In everybody's body.

E

Erin PhillipsHost

3:39

Okay.

E

Erin PhillipsHost

3:41

And in people with type 2 diabetes, around 70% of people with type 2 have cancer.

E

Erin PhillipsHost

3:50

decreased production of this hormone.

E

Erin PhillipsHost

3:54

And so because of that decreased production of this hormone in people with type 2 diabetes and the majority of people with type 2, that's how researchers started kind of discovering this hormone and figuring out like, oh, this hormone plays a part in glucose regulation.

E

Erin PhillipsHost

4:13

So I won't bore you with.

E

Erin PhillipsHost

4:16

I think it's really fascinating how they discovered that.

E

Erin PhillipsHost

4:19

But I can drone on a little bit.

E

Erin PhillipsHost

4:23

But the short story is that's how they figured out what's going on with this hormone.

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