A large-scale, placebo-controlled clinical study shows a remarkable benefit from adding exenatide, a short-acting GLP-1 receptor agonist, to insulin glargine, on a background of metformin and/or pioglitazone, in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
In the NAFLD substudy, more than 85% of participants on the highest dose achieved complete normalization of liver fat
When should I consider medical GLP-1 treatment instead of natural methods
The drug works by mimicking the natural hormone amylin involved in increasing the time it takes for food to leave the stomach
GLP-1 RAs possible effects on fertility Research on how GLP-1 RAs affect fertility is limited but promising
Similarly, no increased signal of arrhythmia, heart failure, or major cardiovascular events has emerged in the data published to date