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Early clinical data from retatrutide versus semaglutide studies suggests even greater metabolic effects, though the expanded receptor profile also means a different side effect landscape
Drugs in this class mimic the GLP-1 hormone, which regulates appetite, slows digestion, and improves insulin sensitivity
Common amounts include 1mg, 5mg, 10mg, or 15mg
While insulins and GLP-1RAs have been considered equally effective at reducing HbA 1c [41, 42], a more recent meta-analysis reported that long-acting, once-weekly GLP-1RAs (exenatide and dulaglutide) achieve significantly greater reductions in HbA 1c than basal insulins such as insulin detemir, insulin glargine and insulin degludec [43]