Weight Loss In addition to improving glycemic control, GLP-1 RAs demonstrate a benefit on body weight
Another case report showed an improvement in kidney function with prednisolone in a person with exenatide-induced acute kidney injury [151]
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Integrated Health Nutritional Guidelines for the Surgical Weight Loss Patient 2016 Update: micronutrients
The results showed that medication levels were only slightly higher in those with reduced kidney function compared to people with normal kidneys
This is especially important given the reduced caloric intake on GLP-1 medications, which already puts nutritional adequacy at risk
For example, a recent meta-analysis of 11 large outcomes trials found that, in those aged 65 years or older, the cardiovascular and/or kidney outcomes benefits of GLP-1 RA or SGLT2i therapy were consistent with the effects seen in the overall trial population [266]