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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Real-World Retrospective Study into the Effects of Oral Semaglutide (As a Switchover or Add-On Therapy) in Type 2 Diabetes.

Riccardo Candido, Sara Gaiotti, Fabiola Giudici, Barbara Toffoli, Federica De Luca, Valerio Velardi, Alessandra Petrucco, Chiara Gottardi, Elena Manca, Iris Buda and 2 more

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Real-World Clinical Experience of Oral Semaglutide in a Secondary Diabetes Clinic in the UK: A Retrospective Observational Study.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Riccardo CandidoDepartment of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy.
Sara GaiottiDepartment of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy.
Fabiola GiudiciDepartment of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4160-3479
Barbara ToffoliDepartment of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6854-5782
Federica De LucaDepartment of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy.
Valerio VelardiDepartment of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0009-0001-4516-8427
Alessandra PetruccoSC Patologie Diabetiche, ASUGI (Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina), 34128 Trieste, Italy.
Chiara GottardiSC Patologie Diabetiche, ASUGI (Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina), 34128 Trieste, Italy.
Elena MancaSC Patologie Diabetiche, ASUGI (Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina), 34128 Trieste, Italy.
Iris BudaSC Patologie Diabetiche, ASUGI (Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina), 34128 Trieste, Italy.
Bruno FabrisDepartment of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy.
Stella BernardiDepartment of Medical Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7429-3075
University of Trieste · ITAzienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: Oral semaglutide represents the first oral GLP-1 RA approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This real-world retrospective study aimed at evaluating its effectiveness and tolerability in the treatment of patients with T2DM when patients switched from a glucose-lowering agent to it and when it was added to the usual therapy. (2) Methods: Adult patients with T2DM taking oral semaglutide and followed in the ASUGI Diabetes Center were identified with the use of electronic medical records between October 2022 and May 2023. (3) Results: A total of 129 patients were recruited. The median follow-up was 6 months. Be it as a switchover or as an add-on therapy, oral semaglutide significantly reduced HbA1c and BMI. Switching from DPPIV inhibitors to oral semaglutide was associated with a significant reduction in HbA1c and BMI, switching from SGLT2 inhibitors was associated with a significant reduction in HbA1c, and switching from sulphonylureas was associated with a significant reduction in BMI. The median HbA1c change was associated with baseline HbA1c. SBP significantly decreased in the add-on group. Oral semaglutide was well tolerated. (4) Conclusions: This study shows that in the real-world setting, oral semaglutide is effective and safe as a switchover or as an add-on therapy for the treatment of T2DM.

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BMIGLP-1 RAHbA1coral semaglutidereal worldswitchtype 2 diabetes mellitus

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PMID37762991
PMCPMC10532177
OpenAlexW4386895742

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