Tirzepatide is a medication that mimics two hormones in your body: the glucagon-like polypeptide-1 (GLP-1) and the glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP). These hormones regulate your satiety (feelings of fullness), digestion, and blood sugar levels.
Because it mimics these hormones, it helps you maintain a calorie deficit (burning more calories than you consume), signaling early appetite suppression to your brain, helping you feel fuller with a smaller meal portion.
These hormones also slow digestion and keep food in your stomach for longer, which reduces your desire to snack in between meals.
Finally, they regulate blood sugar by triggering insulin production, which helps your body use food for energy, rather than storing it as fat.
