question archive The newest class of diabetes drug to hit the market are Sglt2 inhibitors (brand name Pharxiga)
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The newest class of diabetes drug to hit the market are Sglt2 inhibitors (brand name Pharxiga).
4c) How does inhibition of Sglt2 help lower blood sugar?
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The incretin effect is targeted by not one but two classes of diabetes drugs. They both target the mechanism by which endogenous (produced by our own L cells) GLP-1 is degraded. Endogenous GLP-1 is short lived; a molecule of GLP-1 in our blood circulates for about 6 minutes.
4d) Why is GLP-1 so short lived?
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