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What are diabetes medications SGLT2 and DPP-4 inhibitors?

John Merendino, MD, reviews diabetes treatment medications, sodium-glucose transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, and explains how DPP-4 inhibitors provide blood sugar control.

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