Does sitagliptin improve insulin sensitivity and fasting glucose in obesity and prediabetes despite raising GLP-1 and GIP?

Sitagliptin & Insulin Sensitivity1 min readUpdated June 7, 2026

What the Evidence Shows

We analyzed two assertions about sitagliptin in people with obesity and prediabetes, and both point to the same pattern: sitagliptin raises gut hormones like GLP-1 and GIP, but does not improve insulin sensitivity or lower fasting glucose [1][2]. This is different from liraglutide, which directly...

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June 1, 2026·Last updated June 7, 2026
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