They do. And rapidly lowering their blood sugar can cause some worsening of eye symptoms. So giving a very effective medication for blood sugar lower like a GLP-1 RA could worsen eye problems in a person with diabetes.
Thanks for the quick response. That's why I was wondering about the findings of the study if there could be another factor in trying to establish this correlation.
Oh absolutely! I should have been more clear about that. The fact that all this data is in people with diabetes means it isn't really generalizable to people taking GLP-1 RAs for weight loss.
Don't people with diabetes also have an increased risk for eye problems?
They do. And rapidly lowering their blood sugar can cause some worsening of eye symptoms. So giving a very effective medication for blood sugar lower like a GLP-1 RA could worsen eye problems in a person with diabetes.
Thanks for the quick response. That's why I was wondering about the findings of the study if there could be another factor in trying to establish this correlation.
Oh absolutely! I should have been more clear about that. The fact that all this data is in people with diabetes means it isn't really generalizable to people taking GLP-1 RAs for weight loss.