glp 1 surgery guidelines Perioperative management of patients taking glucagon-like peptide receptor agonists: Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement (SPAQI) multidisciplinary consensus statement GLP-1 Medications for Weight Loss:
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GLP-1 agonists were initially approved for treating type 2 diabetes, with subsequent approvals for chronic weight management and reduction of the risk of major cardiovascular events in patients with established cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes

Rocha M, Diaz-Morales N, Rovira-Llopis S, et al

This hormone is not readily degraded by DPP-4 to GLP-1 in the human body and can act for 12 h or longer

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In addition to effects on glucose homeostasis, glucagon has both catabolic and thermogenic actions
