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Safety and Tolerability of GLP-1 Drugs for Diabetes: What Patients Need to Know

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The takeaway

Comprehensive safety review of GLP-1 receptor agonists for T2DM: main concerns are GI side effects (nausea) that diminish with time, with rare pancreatitis and thyroid C-cell concerns under monitoring.

Key finding

Comprehensive safety review of GLP-1 receptor agonists for T2DM: main concerns are GI side effects (nausea) that diminish with time, with rare pancrea

What the researchers found

Comprehensive safety review of GLP-1 receptor agonists for T2DM: main concerns are GI side effects (nausea) that diminish with time, with rare pancreatitis and thyroid C-cell concerns under monitoring.

Why it matters

Relevant for peptide research.

How the study worked

research study.

What this study cannot tell us

See abstract.

How to read the evidence

emerging evidence.

When this study was published

Published in 2010.

The bigger picture

Advances peptide research.

Questions still open

  • Further research needed.

Common questions

What was studied?
Safety and Tolerability of GLP-1 Drugs for Diabetes: What Patients Need to Know
What was found?
Comprehensive safety review of GLP-1 receptor agonists for T2DM: main concerns are GI side effects (nausea) that diminish with time, with rare pancreatitis and thyroid C-cell concerns under monitoring.

Read the original research

The safety and tolerability of GLP-1 receptor agonists in the treatment of type-2 diabetes.

International journal of clinical practice, 64(10), 1402-14

Citation

Russell-Jones, D. (2010). The safety and tolerability of GLP-1 receptor agonists in the treatment of type-2 diabetes.. International journal of clinical practice, 64(10), 1402-14. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-1241.2010.02465.x