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This meta-analysis concludes that in diabetics at increased cardiovascular risk who are already on metformin, the addition of specific GLP-1 RAs and SGLT-2 inhibitors have a favorable effect on certain cardiovascular outcomes.

Comment: There are lots of nuances in these recommendations which the authors go over in detail. It is worth reading the full article.



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