These agents have several practical benefits for patients including promotion of weight loss, fewer needlesticks, ease of administration, and lower risk of hypoglycemia
Peripheral neuropathy, frequently associated with neuropathic pain symptoms, is notably prevalent in cirrhosis, irrespective of diabetes or alcohol abuse
It stimulates growth hormone release, which improves metabolic efficiency
321 Some existing drugs are being repurposed to treat MAFLD by promoting or inhibiting ferroptosis
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Less frequent AEs like hypoglycemia, is mostly seen in combination with insulin or sulfonylureas (157) and some reports of pancreatobiliary complications are partially explained by direct altered absorption of bile acids, rapid weight loss or changes in the gallbladder motility with increased risk of pancreatitis, even though it is extremely rare (160)
