Your clinician might recommend a GLP-1 RA as part of your Type 2 diabetes care plan
How Your Team May Adjust Your Plan Once you tell us youre taking a GLP-1 or similar medication, your surgeon and anesthesia team may: Ask when your last dose was and whether your dose has been recently increased
It helps reduce inflammation, both of which are essential for warding off infections and keeping your immune system as responsive and robust as possible
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American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2021
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists are medications that have been used to treat type 2 diabetes for years