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Read More »Letter from the Editor, #748
For the past 18 months we have been providing you with a monthly newsletter with special features focused on GLP-1 analogs. These newsletters have provided information beginning with the first discovery of GLP-1 and GIP in the body and how they worked to control glucose levels, and have included practice …
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In 1969, the group Santana first recorded the song "Evil Ways" with these lines, "You’ve got to change your evil ways, baby … You’ve got to change, baby, And every word that I say is true…." It seems that when it comes to the treatment of type 2 diabetes, we actually …
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Read More »Letter from the Editor, #747:
This was a busy week in the GLP-1 arena. An FDA advisory panel last week overwhelmingly recommended approval of Novo Nordisk’s latest weight-loss drug, Saxenda. This medication, which is liraglutide 3 mg, was recommended as an adjunct to diet and exercise in adults with a BMI of 30 or more, …
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