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One Type of Diabetes Responds Better to a Weekly GLP-1 Drug Than to Insulin


GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) drugs are now perhaps best known in relation to weight loss, but they were originally developed – and continue to be widely used – for diabetes.

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