A recent in vivo study in healthy subjects showed that acute intravenous infusion of GLP-1 during a pancreatic clamp, in which insulin and glucagon levels were maintained at basal levels, caused a reduction in hepatic glucose production, suggesting a potential direct effect on gluconeogenesis [11]
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However, this approach has also impacted Type 2 diabetes patients access to GLP-1s by requiring some patients to try other diabetes treatments (e.g., blood sugar regulators such as sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor Brenzavvy and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor Onglyza) before GLP-1 approval
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By suppressing appetite and slowing gastric emptying, GLP-1s create a calorie-restricted state