Retaglutide bụ ọgwụ ọhụrụ dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) nke na-egbochi klaasị hypoglycemic nke nwere ike igbochi mmebi nke glucagon-dị ka peptide-1 (GLP-1) na glucose na-adabere na insulin na-ewepụta polypeptide (GIP) site na DPP-4 enzyme n'ime eriri afọ na ọbara, na-agbatịkwu insulin na-arụ ọrụ na-enweghị pancreatic. Basal larịị nke insulin na-ebu ọnụ, na-ebelata mpụta nke glucagon site na mkpụrụ ndụ α pancreatic, si otú a na-achịkwa shuga ọbara mgbe nri gasịrị. Ọ na-arụ ọrụ nke ọma na mmetụta hypoglycemic, nnabata na nnabata.