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Used in research investigating cardiovascular protection, GH-axis modulation, and somatotroph response
Common side effects include hyperventilation, anorexia, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, lethargy, mental status changes, hypotension, acute kidney injury, and vaginal yeast infections
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Resistance training and adequate protein are critical, but we dont know optimal strategies for preserving muscle with this drug specifically
In the LEADER (liraglutide) and SUSTAIN-6 (semaglutide) trials [2, 3], the GLP-1RAs rapidly and greatly decreased HbA 1c levels compared to placebo, which may have partly contributed to the increased incidence of diabetic retinopathy complications observed in SUSTAIN-6 (HR: 1.76 [95% CI 1.11, 2.78])
