Macronutrient intake, appetite, food preferences and exocrine pancreas function after treatment with short‐ and long‐acting glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists in type 2 diabetes

To clarify the distinct effects of a long-acting (liraglutide) and a short-acting (lixisenatide) glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) on macronutrient intake, gastrointestinal side effects and pancreas function.Fifty participants were randomized to either lixisenatide or liraglutide for a treatment period of 10 weeks. Appetite, satiety, macronutrient intake, gastrointestinal symptoms and variables related to pancreatic function...