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Poll

What do you get when you combine an SGLT2 inhibitor and a GLP-1 receptor agonist into therapy for 1 diabetes patient?

Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors act in the body independent of insulin level. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, on the other hand, are insulin dependent. Both classes are observed to promote weight loss as a secondary outcome to reducing hyperglycemia. Little is known, though, about whether the different mechanisms of action produce additive or synergistic effects on weight.

Combination therapy with an SGLT2 inhibitor and a GLP-1 receptor agonist:

A. Is safe and well tolerated
B. Achieves double the weight loss of an SGLT2 inhibitor alone
C. Is additive with respect to its effects on weight loss.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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