Edited by Trisha Dunning AM, RN, MEd, PhD, CDE, FRCNA and Glenn Ward MBBS, BSc, DPhil (Oxon), FRACP, FRCPath Mr. VR was referred to the endocrinology department of a major hospital to ‘get his diabetes fixed up’ after he presented to the emergency department. Mr. VR is a 69-year-old man …

Topics covered include the clinical effects of GLP-1 agonists and DPP-4 inhibitors stemming from incretin action, and the role of glucagon in glucose intolerance and effects of GLP-1 based drugs on plasma glucagon…. Link to download (.ppt format): GLP-1 Effectiveness, Mechanisms of Action and Potential, Part 1 of 4 Other sets …