SIH refers to elevated blood glucose levels during GCs therapy and includes both patients without and with pre-existing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)
Pharmacokinetic Parameters Clinical Uses Type 2 diabetes mellitus Obesity management Cardiovascular risk reduction in patients with diabetes Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (off-label, investigational) Adverse Effects Nausea and vomiting Diarrhea Pancreatitis (rare) Thyroid C-cell tumors (rodent studies) Injection site reactions (if injectable) Comparative Analysis MCQs GLP-1 receptor agonists primarily act on: a) Alpha cells b) Beta cells c) Delta cells d) Hepatocytes Answer: b) Beta cells These drugs increase insulin secretion in a: a) Continuous manner b) Glucose-independent way c) Glucose-dependent way d) Inhibited state Answer: c) Glucose-dependent way Which of the following is a known adverse effect of GLP-1 agonists

Saunders takes a similarly cautious strategy with her patients: When our patients are off medication for an extended period, we generally recommend starting back at the lowest dose and titrating up gradually. The more doses a person has missed, the more likely they are to have difficulty tolerating the medication when they restart it, and the more likely they are to have gastrointestinal side effects, Low Wang says
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Around 29% of adults in the UK are living with obesity - a condition associated with cardiovascular disease, type-2 diabetes and certain cancers, and thought to contribute to over 30,000 deaths a year
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