ArticleDiabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders2024
Comparison of Effects of Injectable Semaglutide and Dulaglutide on Oxidative Stress and Glucose Variability in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Preliminary Study.
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- Long-term comparative effectiveness of once-weekly semaglutide versus alternative treatments in a real-world US adult population with type 2 diabetes: a randomized pragmatic clinical trial.BMJ open diabetes research & care · 2025Trial
- Different formulations of semaglutide and oxidative stress in subjects with type 2 diabetes and MASLD: an open-label, real-life study.Acta diabetologica · 2025Article
- Effects of switching from dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors to oral semaglutide on oxidative stress and glycemic variability in patients with type 2 diabetes: an open-label, prospective, randomized, multicenter, parallel-group comparison study.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2025Article
- Mechanisms of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Beneficial Effects of Semaglutide: A Review.Cureus · 2024Review
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Abstract
introductionRecent trials have shown that glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists considerably reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Oxidative stress, a surrogate marker of cardiovascular risk, is associated with glucose variability. However, to the best of our knowledge, no studies have compared the effects of injectable semaglutide and dulaglutide therapies on oxidative stress and glucose variability assessed via continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). This study aimed to analyze and compare the effects of semaglutide and dulaglutide therapies on oxidative stress and glucose variability as assessed through CGM.
methodsThis is an open-label, multicenter, randomized, prospective, parallel-group comparison study. Overall, 37 patients with T2DM treated with dulaglutide for at least 12 weeks were randomized into two groups: one receiving continuous dulaglutide therapy (n = 19) and one receiving injectable semaglutide therapy (n = 18) groups. The coprimary endpoints were changes in the results of the diacron-reactive oxygen metabolites test, an oxidative stress marker, and CGM-evaluated glucose variability after 24 weeks. The secondary endpoint was changes in the Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (DTSQ) scores.
resultsSwitching to semaglutide therapy was better than continuous dulaglutide therapy in reducing oxidative stress, glucose variability, and glycated hemoglobin levels. Conversely, continuous dulaglutide therapy was better than semaglutide therapy in terms of DTSQ scores for "Convenience" and "Recommend."
conclusionInjectable semaglutide therapy may be more effective than dulaglutide therapy in ameliorating oxidative stress and regulating glucose metabolism, including glucose variability, in patients with T2DM, while dulaglutide therapy may be more effective in terms of treatment satisfaction. CLINICAL
trial registrationUMIN-CRT ID: UMIN000042670 (registered 7 December 2020).
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