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Editorial
. 2010 Feb;33(2):453-5.
doi: 10.2337/dc09-1902.

GLP-1-based therapy for diabetes: what you do not know can hurt you

Peter C Butler, Sarah Dry, Robert Elashoff
Editorial

GLP-1-based therapy for diabetes: what you do not know can hurt you

Peter C Butler et al. Diabetes Care. 2010 Feb.
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Figure 1
Theoretical model to explain currently available observations with increased risks for pancreatic cancer in individuals with obesity and type 2 diabetes, a risk that is decreased by metformin treatment and theoretically may be increased by GLP-1–based treatment.
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