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To the Editor: Arslanian et al. (Aug. 4 issue)1 report that a once-weekly subcutaneous injection of dulaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, at a dose of 0.75 mg or 1.5 mg was superior to placebo in improving blood glucose control in overweight pediatric patients (10 to <18 years of age) with type 2 diabetes. Notably, 40% of the children were under 14 years of age. The average height of the children was 162.4±9.2 cm, which suggests that they had not yet reached their adult height. A previous study2 of GLP-1 receptor agonists showed their potential role in an increase . . .
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October 20, 2022
N Engl J Med 2022; 387:1529-1531
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2211623

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