Liraglutide for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes and Safety in Diabetic Kidney Disease

Diabetes is a global emergency involving >463 million people as of 2019 and a projection for growth to nearly 700 million by 2045. The vast majority of people (>95%) with diabetes have type 2 diabetes. Despite what is known about effective lifestyle and pharmacologic interventions, the number of people living with diabetes will expand dramatically for the foreseeable future. As a consequence, the number with diabetes complications, including...