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Your blood glucose levels. Some of them also benefit your heart health and can help you lose weight.GLP-1 receptor agonists Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a hormone that signals your pancreas to make insulin when your blood sugar rises. These drugs do the same job. And because your body doesn't break them down as quickly as it does the natural hormone, their effect lasts longer. They also slow down how quickly food leaves your stomach, making you feel full.The GLP-1 receptor agonists that are approved to treat type 2 diabetes are:Dulaglutide (Trulicity)Exenatide (Byetta, Bydureon)Liraglutide (Victoza)Semaglutide (Ozempic, Rybelsus) Trulicity, Bydureon, and Ozempic are injections you give yourself once a week. Victoza is a once-daily injection, and Byetta is a twice-daily injection. Rybelsus is a pill you take once a day.GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonistThis kind of medication mimics the action of both GLP-1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), another digestive hormone. One drug, tirzepatide (Mounjaro), is approved to treat type 2 diabetes. It's an injection you give yourself once a week.Insulin for type 2 diabetesSome people with type 2 diabetes take insulin because other medicines aren't enough to control their blood sugar. Insulin therapy can also be a short-term fix for a situation when your blood glucose is harder to control, like when you've been sick or under a lot of stress.Types of insulin are grouped by how fast they start to work and how long their effects last. You might have to use more than one kind of insulin. Some insulins come premixed. You can take insulin in one of several ways: Injections with a needle and syringe. You fill the syringes from a bottle of insulin and give yourself a shot. You pick a spot and rotate between belly, thigh, butt, and upper arm.Insulin pump. It connects to a tiny
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