GLP-1 (Glucagon-Like Peptide-1)
The medicine that helps your body handle sugar, cut cravings, and quiet food noise.
Definition
The medical solution to help your body handle sugar, crush cravings, and finally silence that Food Noise.
Why it matters
The short version of what it does: blocks excess glucose release, boosts insulin production, slows stomach emptying, calms food noise in the brain, and reduces inflammation.
Also called
Glucagon-Like Peptide-1, semaglutide, tirzepatide
Source: this entry is drawn from “Glucagon-Like Peptide-1” in FAT BITCH: Killing the Willpower Myth by Cat Clark (UNLIT Publishing, October 15, 2026). The full chapter has the context this page does not. Get on The First Copy List and we send the order link the day it goes live.
None of this is medical advice. It is educational material drawn from FAT BITCH: Killing the Willpower Myth by Cat Clark, and it does not replace your prescriber, your pharmacist, or your actual doctor. If something here does not match what your care team told you, go with your care team and bring this along to the conversation.