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Oral tirzepatide and oral semaglutide drops offer needle-free administration for those who prefer it

A small pilot study in 20 human patients (aged 5075, with obesity and knee osteoarthritis) found that those receiving semaglutide alongside standard treatment showed an average 17% increase in cartilage thickness on MRI after 24 weeks, compared to less than 1% in the control group

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Differently, posttranslation processes in enteroendocine L-cells and CNS liberate glicentin, oxyntomodulin (OXM), GLP-1, intervening peptide-2 and GLP-2

Several patient-specific factors should guide the decision about when to administer GLP-1 medications

MMTT is a standard test to assess postprandial glucose control and insulin secretion, which are critical aspects of glucose homeostasis impacted by T1DM