GLP 1 RA (Glucagon Like Peptide 1 – Receptor Agonists) – medications for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity. Abbreviations used in the text: GLP 1 – Glucagon-like peptide 1 GIP – Glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide Incretins – INtestine seCRETion INsulin – i.e., intestinal hormones that control insulin secretion after food intake. In order[...]

Type 2 diabetes develops slowly, without clinical manifestations, although there are laboratory and anthropometric indications of the existence of prediabetes. Prediabetes is a condition of intermittent hyperglycemia, where glycemic values are neither normal, nor elevated enough to meet the criteria for diabetes.