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Poor pregnancy outcome in women with type 2 diabetes

While offering a much-need treatment option for patients, this class of drugs rang alarm bells for payers once the budget impact was calculated at an annual cost of nearly $18,000, based on wholesale acquisition cost combined with an adult obesity prevalence rate of 41.9% in 2017 (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2020)

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By stimulating insulin release and inhibiting glucagon, helps stabilize blood sugar levels, reducing the risk of hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes

However, it might also have more gastrointestinal side effects and a slightly higher risk of pancreatitis

Statistical Analysis Data are presented as mean standard error of the mean (SEM)