Neither mechanism directly stimulates insulin secretion in a glucose-independent manner, making the combination inherently safer regarding hypoglycaemia compared to sulphonylureas or insulin
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In the GGIT, both the increase in ISR AUC over the 512 mmol/l glucose interval (AUC 512mmol ) from baseline to end of treatment and the increase in the corresponding slope of the ISR vs glucose curve (doseresponse relationship) were significantly greater in the semaglutide group than in the placebo group (ETR [95% CI]: 2.45 [2.16, 2.77] and 2.78 [2.44, 3.16], respectively
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human evidence is limited and individual results vary
A landmark trial of more than 17,600 overweight and obese patients with cardiovascular disease (but not diabetes), found that semaglutide reduced their risk of serious cardiovascular events by 20%