On the flip side, however, GLP-1s are notably more expensive than insulin and are not always tolerated well by the body (sometimes causing nausea and gastrointestinal side effects that tend to decrease over time)
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But unlike natural GLP-1, which decays very rapidly (its half-life is just 2 minutes), synthetic GLP-1 receptor agonists are long-acting and remain active in your body for hours or days