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What is better for treating diabetes: insulin or pills?
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We prefer to not...: use hypoglycemic agents (sulfonylureas, glinides, insulin) if the other newer agents, including injectable GLP-1 agonists , are working as they don't cause low blood gugars or weight gain
Answered 1/4/2015
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