Cannabis smoking and diabetes mellitus: results from meta-analysis with eight independent replication samples
Heart health is a critical topic for people with type 2 diabetes or obesity because these conditions often increase the risk of heart disease
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Notably, a clinical study demonstrated that T2DM patients receiving insulin therapy experienced significantly higher rates of pancreatitis compared to those treated with GLP-1RAs, and notably, no pancreatitis cases have been reported in clinical trials of the novel GLP-1RA Cotadutide, indicating that a comprehensive risk assessment of GLP-1RAs for pancreatic cancer remains premature pending additional data on these novel medications [8]
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