Is GLP-1 Cheating? Here's What It Actually Does (Doctor Explains)

Added: 2026-05-23

[00:00:00]First of all, is someone with asthma using inhaler cheating?

[00:00:14]So, there's the stigma that using GLP-1s or other weight loss medicine is cheating or taking the easy way out. As a doctor, how do you respond when a patient feels judged for getting medical help with their weight?

[00:00:28]>> I'm so happy that we finally have this platform, right?

[00:00:32]Because with this platform, we can clear out things like this. So, first of all, is someone with asthma using inhaler cheating?

[00:00:41]No.

[00:00:42]>> with hypertension using a um hypertensive medications cheating? No, as well, right? So, the same way that people who are prescribed with GLP-1 medications for weight loss that is prescribed by their physician is also not cheating.

[00:00:58]>> [snorts] >> It is more so that I all I already have the willpower to diet and exercise, but why are things not changing? So, maybe our biology are actually working against us. And that is where we investigate more as clinicians if that is indeed the case rather than just blaming the patients. Oh, just eat more. Just eat I just eat less. Just move more, right?

[00:01:24]>> that can be so hard. That can be so hard and it can be so frustrating because you can do anything already, but then your body decides to go against you. So, basically, you're not cheating, but you're trying to level the game between you and your body. So, basically, nasa iisang playing field na kayo. No more ano no more working against each other.

[00:01:46]GLP-1 medications are suddenly everywhere on TikTok and on Instagram.

[00:01:51]For someone who's only heard Ozempic or weight loss injections online, how do these GLP-1s medications actually work inside the body to help with weight loss? Okay, so let's first start what is a GLP-1? So, GLP-1 is a glucagon-like one peptide that is actually in our bodies now. So, that is the keyword.

[00:02:13]Nasa body na natin siya. So, it's not anything synthetic at all. So, we release it most especially when we eat.

[00:02:21]So, it acts on the brain. How it acts on the brain is it makes you make It makes you uh craveless.

[00:02:29]So, how it acts on the tummy is it makes your food stay longer in the stomach making you more full throughout the day, less hungry. So, less your cravings, less hungry, more full. So, that is the effect of it. So, what does the GLP-1 medications do? So, again, we already have this medication. However, some people they don't have much of it. They don't have much of it or maybe they are not too sensitive to it. So, if we increase that some more, then we will get the benefits of a GLP-1. So, we get full faster, we don't get too hungry, we don't get too much cravings, our insulin is more stable. So, that is the effect that they will get from this medication.

[00:03:11]Would you say it's a safe way of doing weight loss? I think it is a safe way if it is with a doctor. Okay.

[00:03:19]>> Because again, medication should be prescribed by your doctor because it is should be personalized. So, um yes, it is a safe way because it is actually in our bodies now. We're not putting anything synthetic. Yeah, right? Oh, you know what? What the trend before was like these fat burners or like these teas na sumasakit yung tiyan. Taking care of your health is so much easier now with all these like regulated peptides.

[00:03:47]>> Exactly, because some people syempre when you want to lose weight, you think it's a simple math. The calories in minus calories out, if it's positive, I will gain weight. If it is negative, I will lose weight, right? Simple math, if you would think of it. But then again, let's delve deeper. What about those people who actually eat well?

[00:04:07]What if What about those people who actually work out, but they cannot lose weight?

[00:04:11]It cannot be like the patient it's the patient's fault. We have to think about their biology. Maybe it's the biology working against them. So, that is where the GLP-1 or other peptides come into play.

[00:04:26]Oh, because sometimes I agree with you.

[00:04:28]Sometimes people work out so much or they eat so healthy, but they still have a hard time losing weight.

[00:04:34]Exactly. And this is how the medications will help them. So, if you guys are curious about doctor-guided weight loss programs that are safe and FDA-approved and 100% guided by a medical doctor with you 24/7, go to endyu.ph on the link below. So, this has been Kylie and Dr. Abby, and this [music] is the Endyu podcast. I'll see you next episode.