GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound are synthetic versions of this hormone, designed to help reduce hunger and slow digestion
5,6 Additionally, high glucose levels negatively impact osteoblast function, contributing to bone defects partly through the production of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs), which upregulates sclerostin, an inhibitor of osteoblast activity
For more information about the standard exclusion criteria that were applied, please see the Technical Note for the HPD Fee-for-Service Drug Costs in California report
Furthermore, alongside the increasing prevalence of related cardiometabolic diseases such as diabetes, obesity and chronic kidney disease (CKD), the number of people with HF has increased to around 64 million globally, amongst whom most are also living with type 2 diabetes or obesity ( Within the past 2 decades, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists (RAs) have emerged as effective agents to improve glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes and to reduce body weight in people with overweight or obesity (Sattar et al., 2021
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