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The FDA approved the first GLP-1 agonist, exenatide, to treat type 2 diabetes in 2005

Participants with type 2 diabetes experienced slightly lower weight loss (19.7% versus 22.4% for non diabetic participants) but gained substantial metabolic benefits

30 Our results found that the increases in diabetes-specific and all-cause costs shown for the group taking GLP-1 RAs were largely attributable to the higher drug acquisition costs of the GLP-1 RAs

In other words, the change acknowledges obesity as a medical factor contributing to chronic illness without yet classifying it as a stand-alone disease for coverage

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