The relatively recent advent of incretin-based therapies, synthetic medications that mimic gut hormones to promote insulin production and suppress patients appetites, revolutionized the field
Tropifexor and alderfermin are well tolerated (10,11,14), but RCTs showing efficacy on clinically relevant parameters (stool consistency, bowel movement frequency, and urgency) are still lacking
In a rodent model, a novel GLP-1R/GIPR/GCGR triple agonist, SAR441255, has been shown to promote weight loss and the maintenance of healthy blood glucose levels and is superior to the GLP-1R/GCGR dual agonist (Saxena et al., 2023)
People diet, lift weights, and do more cardio, but recently, people have turned to another option
Initially approval was for an injectable version, but in September 2019 an oral form, called Rybelsus, was approved in the US and then in the European Union in April 2020
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