Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) have transformed the therapeutic landscape of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity by offering substantial weight loss and cardiometabolic protection
But only after careful evaluation of what they offer, what they charge, and what they leave out
Long-Acting GLP-1 RAs Exenatide (Bydureon) In 1987, scientists discovered that GLP-1 promotes insulin secretion, and five years later, an entero-insulin analogue, Exendin-4, which is 53% homologous to GLP-1, was isolated from the saliva of the Mexican giant lizard, later known as exenatide, which has GLP-1 receptor agonist activity and a half-life of 2.4 hours
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