Beverly Tchang, an endocrinologist and obesity specialist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, on Everyday Health
Shortages: The immense popularity of injectable GLP-1s has led to ongoing manufacturing shortages, which can disrupt treatment and make it difficult to fill prescriptions
Treatment with LY2409021, a glucagon receptor antagonist, increases liver fat in patients with type 2 diabetes
[5][6] For these patients, a microdose may be enough to restore metabolic balance without the need for aggressive appetite suppression
Chan JCN, Paldnius PM, Mathieu C, Stumvoll M, Matthews DR, Del Prato S (2021) Early combination therapy delayed treatment escalation in newly diagnosed young-onset type 2 diabetes: a subanalysis of the VERIFY study
Learn More A once-weekly, lower-dose agonist (GLP-1) designed for a gentler start and to minimize side effects