The following is a summary of “Optimizing SGLT2 inhibitor and GLP-1 RA prescribing in high-risk patients with diabetes: a ...

Discontinuation was defined as 60 days without any GLP-1 RA on hand. Reinitiation was defined as the first fill of any GLP-1 RA after discontinuation. Patients were followed for up to two years ...

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GLP-1 RA use was associated with significantly lower risk of certain cancers compared with metformin use and insulin use.

They matched each GLP-1 RA user with a kidney transplant recipient who had not started a GLP-1 RA, was alive with a functioning graft, and had accrued identical posttransplant survival time.

No significant differences were seen in the odds of postoperative pneumonia between GLP-1 RA users and nonusers in an adjusted analysis (odds ratio, 0.78; 95% confidence interval, 0.57 to 1.06; P ...

HealthDay News — For patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) use is associated with a reduced risk for developing hematologic cancers compared ...

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) use in patients with type 2 diabetes is linked to a reduced risk of developing certain hematologic cancers compared to insulin and metformin.