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How would deploy the fixed ratio combination agents in an obese patient who was not meeting HA1c target goals on metformin alone, or a second oral agent?

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How would deploy the fixed ratio combination agents in an obese patient who was not meeting HA1c target goals on metformin alone, or a second oral agent?

Published: March 25, 2017

How would deploy the fixed ratio combination agents in an obese patient who was not meeting HA1c target goals on metformin alone, or a second oral agent?

How would deploy the fixed ratio combination agents in an obese patient who was not meeting HA1c target goals on metformin alone, or a second oral agent?

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Juan Frias, FACE, MD

Juan Frias, FACE, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of California
San Diego, California
Chief Medical Officer
National Research Institute
Los Angeles, California

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