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These medications work well for diabetes management and weight loss, but they come with risks beyond their well-known side effects
Suresh Ramalingam, executive director of Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and the trials principal investigator, called the approval a major breakthrough for this patient group
GLP-1 also reduces levels of glucagon, a hormone that typically raises blood sugar, further stabilizing your bodys blood glucose response
Both are once-weekly GLP-1 receptor agonists approved for type 2 diabetes, but they are different molecules with different efficacy and side effect profiles
