Marilynn Larkin There’s no question that glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists represent a major advance in the treatment of obesity for patients with or without diabetes. In clinical trials, participants lost 15%-20% of their body weight, depending on the drug. But studies also have shown that once people stop taking these drugs — either by...
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GLP-1 RAs for CVD: Are Cardiologists Ready?
The positive results from the SELECT trial for the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) were hailed as ushering in a “new era for patients with obesity.” In the trial of overweight and obese patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), but no diabetes, semaglutide showed meaningful reductions in cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, and stroke compared with...
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Study identifies new concepts for GLP-1 action in the brain
by Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Metabolism (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2023.11.009 Researcher Dr. Daniel Drucker has much to be proud of, as the GLP-1-based diabetes drugs hailing from his early research are named the 2023 breakthrough of the year by the Science Magazine. Not only have millions of people with type 2 diabetes benefitted from...
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GLP-1 Agonists and Suicide Risk: What Action Should Be Taken?
Boris Hansel, MD, PhDDISCLOSURES September 20, 2023 A statement from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) about semaglutide and, more generally, glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists recently caused a stir. Could these medicines lead to patients taking their own lives?Medical Authorities Alert The EMA published a press release in early July 2023 to announce that a review is...
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Studies Implicate GLP-1 Agonists in Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy
Ellen Kurek August 03, 2023 SEATTLE — A family of blockbuster drugs for managing blood glucose — and now for promoting weight loss — has been linked to exacerbation of macular disease that frequently accompanies diabetes, new data show. Two studies presented at the 2023 annual meeting of the American Society of Retina Specialists have found that...
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Studies Implicate GLP-1 Agonists in Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy
Ellen Kurek August 03, 2023 SEATTLE — A family of blockbuster drugs for managing blood glucose — and now for promoting weight loss — has been linked to exacerbation of macular disease that frequently accompanies diabetes, new data show. Two studies presented at the 2023 annual meeting of the American Society of Retina Specialists have found that...