The proportion of patients who achieved the HbA1c goal ranged from 25.9% (95% CI 18.534.9) with alpha -glucosidase inhibitors to 63.2% (54.171.5) with the long-acting GLP-1 analogue
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Wegovy is also indicated to reduce excess body weight and maintain weight reduction long term in adults with obesity or adults with overweight and at least one weight-related comorbid condition
Exendin-4 is a 39 amino acid peptide with 53% identity to GLP-1 (34) and is fully active at GLP-1 receptors and not degraded by DPP-4
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