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One year after TORe, patients experience a significant overall decrease in postprandial Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) levels, regardless of the specific technique used (APC vs. suture) or clinical success status.

After TORe, your levels of GLP-1 (a hormone that helps regulate blood sugar and satiety) tend to drop significantly one year later. Despite this drop, patients often still see improvements in blood sugar and lipids. This suggests that weight loss and other factors are more important for metabolic health than GLP-1 levels alone.

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Our study demonstrated that 1 year after TORe, patients experienced an overall decrease in GLP-1 levels. This finding was constant, regardless of allocation group, CS, or history of cholecystectomy.
Vitor Brunaldi et al. · Endoscopy International Open · 2024

Why this rating

Statistically significant decrease, but the clinical implication (worsening metabolic parameters vs. actual improvement) is unclear.

Source

Endoscopic transoral outlet reduction induces enterohormonal changes in patients with weight regain after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Vitor Brunaldi et al. · Endoscopy International Open · 2024

DOI 10.1055/a-2312-5742

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