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If people start on a journey and then stop, they could end up in a worse place. If youve already started taking a GLP-1 and cant continue with it, Al-Aly recommends talking with your healthcare provider about options
This additive glucose-lowering effect is therapeutically desirable for improving glycaemic control but increases the risk of hypoglycaemia, particularly with glipizide's non-glucose-dependent mechanism
Multiple variants in GLP1R have been found to affect how well the receptor responds which is why clinical trials of GLP-1 drugs show some patients lose dramatically more weight than others on the exact same medication