If used together, theres a risk of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) , especially in individuals also taking other diabetes medications
Both companies have introduced direct-to-consumer platforms that help reduce the barriers new patients face when trying to access these medications
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Fiber provides additional substrate for the bacteria, spreading out the fermentation process over a longer period
Cohort entry was defined as the date of the first-ever prescription for one of the drugs of interest (GLP-1RAs, SGLT2 inhibitors, metformin or other second- or third-line glucose-lowering drugs) during the study period, and their respective first exposure was defined as the index event