Alphabet Soup: GLP-1s, DPP-4s, SGLT-2s

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Alphabet Soup: GLP-1s, DPP-4s, SGLT-2s
Alphabet Soup: GLP-1s, DPP-4s, SGLT-2s

Medications used to treat Type 2 diabetes have changed dramatically over the past 20 years. As our understanding of the disease has grown, scientists have learned that Type 2 diabetes is not caused by a single problem in the pancreas. Several organs and hormones play a role. Because of this, there is no single medication that can completely address every aspect of diabetes. This research has led t…