Fast Five Quiz: Type 2 Diabetes Incretin-Based Therapy

Romesh Khardori, MD, PhD

June 24, 2021

Both DPP-4 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists have been shown to significantly lower A1c in patients taking either a single oral antidiabetic drug or two or more oral antidiabetic drugs. These therapies also improved both fasting and postprandial hyperglycemia and increased the number of patients who reached a target A1c ≤ 7%.

GLP-1 receptor agonists more effectively lower glycemia than DPP-4 inhibitors, and compared with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and thiazolidinediones, DPP-4 inhibitors are for the most part lesser glycemia-lowering agents.

Long-acting GLP-1 receptor agonists more effectively lower A1c than short-acting agents.

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