Linagliptin is preferred as it requires no dose adjustment in renal failure
Just as certain foods help maximize the health benefits of GLP-1, there are foods that work against the effects of this medication
While these medications don't directly damage eye structures, clinical evidence shows they may worsen diabetic retinopathy in specific circumstancesparticularly when patients with pre-existing retinal disease experience rapid blood sugar improvements
Barringer, N., Crombie, A., & Kotwal, R
The STEP trials, which enrolled thousands of patients, documented injection site reactions in approximately 35% of participants, making them uncommon but not unheard of