Pharmacotherapy: semaglutide treatment GLP-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are a group of medications used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity by mimicking the incretin hormone GLP-1, thereby promoting blood glucose reduction and weight loss, along with providing added advantages such as lowering cardiovascular and renal risk
In both trails, sample size, discontinuation rate, mean diabetes duration, and percentage of patients with established ASCVD were comparable
Patients with a BMI of 27 or higher are often good candidates for this treatment
A study published in JAMA Cardiology followed participants who stopped tirzepatide after achieving significant weight loss
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