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I-Fern Vitamins and Supplementation 101 When should I consider taking vitamins and supplements
In LEADER, the use of liraglutide was associated with a 0.4% HbA1c reduction compared with the placebo (Marso et al., 2016b
In fact, thiamine levels may be reduced by 7576% in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes ( People with alcoholism are also at an increased risk for deficiency because of a poor diet and impaired thiamine absorption ( Serious deficiency may lead to disorders known as beriberi and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
Patients should also be aware that certain medicationssuch as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and metformincan interfere with B12 absorption, though this is less relevant once on injection therapy
But you have to understand that, when it comes specifically to GLP-1 drugs, things get a bit more nuanced