Treatment is stage-dependent
These medications carry a boxed warning about thyroid C-cell tumors (contraindicated with personal/family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2) and warnings about potential risks including pancreatitis, gallbladder disease, acute kidney injury with dehydration, and worsening diabetic retinopathy with rapid glucose reduction (particularly with semaglutide)
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Comparing DPP-4 Inhibitors to Other Type 2 Diabetes Medicines DPP-4 inhibitors produce moderate HbA1c reductions and are weight-neutral, but are less potent than GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT-2 inhibitors, which also offer cardiovascular and renal protective benefits not seen with gliptins
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