Lets walk through exactly why it happens, whos most at risk, and what you can do about it
A highly publicized study out of Yale School of Medicine by Dr
Bounous G et al
Catherine Abbott and Dr Melissa Pitman (Flinders University of South Australia) for their gift of recombinant human DPP-4 and advice on DPP-4, Prof Dominic Geraghty (University of Tasmania) and Dr Nick Gust (Department of Primary Industries, Parks Water and Environment) for platypus serum, Ms Carlie Sawtell for echidna Gcg PCR analysis, Dr Tasman Daish and Dr Aaron Casey for tissue collection, and the China Scholarships Council and Adelaide University for supporting Chuan He
Patients should be aware of the risk of dehydration from gastrointestinal side effects, which could potentially lead to acute kidney injury
Most gastrointestinal events were mild-to-moderate in severity, were transient, and resolved without permanent discontinuation of the regimen