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It also has an antioxidant effect, which encourages healthy aging
5.2 Exercise regulates oxidative stress As a principal driver of ferroptosis, oxidative stress is defined as a physiological or pathological condition wherein the production of ROS and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) under endogenous or exogenous stimuli surpasses the neutralising capacity of the antioxidant defence system, thereby causing oxidative damage (Islam, 2017)
There will be minimal effects on insulin and glucagon production, as both are already significantly impaired in type 1 diabetes, and slowing gastric emptying is not an obvious advantage
Understanding the total monthly cost of GLP-1 before starting can also help you plan for this kind of long-term, supported approach
29 Another valuable study would be a prospective randomized clinical trial with well-designed primary ocular outcomes comparing the GLP-1/GIP agonists to another diabetes drug class, such as the SLGT inhibitors, which has the same target hemoglobin A1c reduction in both treatment arms