Initial lab test: Not included
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They stimulate insulin secretion from the pancreas when blood glucose levels are elevated, helping to control blood sugar
Both have similar side effect profiles (GI issues primarily), but individual responses vary
And the third piece of the story and the one thats the least developed but is the most important, of course, is the randomized-clinical-trial evidence, and there we now have two studies of GLP-1 agonists for alcohol-use disorder, one of which was negative using an older drug called exenatide or Bydureon
Meanwhile, 77% of large employers say managing GLP-1 costs is extremely or very important