In people with type 2 diabetes, retatrutide reduced HbA1c by 2.2% after 36 weeks
Patients who are currently using medications containing semaglutide should approach this information aware and engaged
The trial was sponsored by Novo Nordisk, the company that developed semaglutide
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What is known is that in one study, after 68 weeks, those who stopped this medication regained two-thirds of their prior weight loss
However, current evidence is still inconclusive to demonstrate a direct negative effect of GLP-1 RAs on LBM loss, largely due to heterogeneity in study designs and the limited number of trials specifically evaluating this endpoint [77]