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They work by mimicking the effects of the naturally occurring hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), which is responsible for regulating insulin and blood sugar levels

These steps can make it harder for some people to take the medicine regularly.What are compounded GLP-1 medications?Compounded GLP-1 medications are prepared by a pharmacist for each individual patient, sometimes at different doses or with different active forms of the drug than the FDA approved, brand-name medications

With the participation of researchers from the Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden (PLID), partner at the German Center for Diabetes Research, a GLP-1 receptor agonist in the form of tablets could for the first time be compared with the most common second-line therapy of T2D, a DPP-IV inhibitor

Secondary outcomes generated similar results but with wider confidence intervals

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Participants The study included over 1.2 million T2DM patients who were prescribed anti-diabetic medications, including 181,795 prescribed GLP-1RAs between April 2013 and April 2019