Here, we used the US Department of Veterans Affairs databases to build a cohort of people with diabetes who initiated GLP-1RA ( n = 215,970) and compared them to those who initiated sulfonylureas ( n = 159,465), dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) inhibitors ( n = 117,989) or sodiumglucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors ( n = 258,614), a control group composed of an equal proportion of individuals initiating sulfonylureas, DPP4 inhibitors and SGLT2 inhibitors ( n = 536,068), and a control group of 1,203,097 individuals who continued use of non-GLP-1RA antihyperglycemics (usual care)
Large doses of zinc can lower blood sugar in people with diabetes
Body composition measurements are more informative than weight alone in this period
Our analysis is based on a previously developed model and assumptions, permitting easy adaptation to a different setting [27]