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A sensitivity analysis accounting for factors such as demographics, starting BMI classification, residence in a socially vulnerable area, comorbidities, and baseline HbA1c level also found that patients on GLP-1s were more likely to experience weight loss and to reduce their HbA1c levels
For example, while GLP-1 RAs carry a low intrinsic risk of hypoglycemia, the addition of a GLP-1 RA to background sulfonylurea or insulin therapy can increase the risk for treatment-emergent hypoglycemia
Medicare does still cover GLP-1 medications when they are prescribed for approved indications such as type 2 diabetes or, in some cases, cardiovascular disease risk reduction
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