GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: An Innovative Type 2 Diabetes Therapy GLP-1 receptor agonists, commonly referred to as GLP-1 RAs, mimic the body's own incretin hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1). GLP-1 plays an important role in regulating blood sugar levels after eating by stimulating insulin secretion from pancreatic beta cells and suppressing glucagon release from alpha cells. However, GLP-1 is only active for a short time as it is quickly broken...
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