Patients should anticipate that tirzepatide is a long-term commitment rather than a short-term intervention, similar to management of other chronic conditions
In the immediate oral semaglutide arm, after application of treatment effects in the first year of the analysis, HbA1c was modelled to follow the UKPDS 68 progression equation, with patients assumed to receive oral semaglutide until HbA1c exceeded 8.2% (66 mmol/mol, based on data from the initial therapy cohort from The Health Improvement Network (THIN)), after which patients treatment-intensified with the addition of basal insulin (online supplemental figure S1).36 HbA1c was then brought to and held at 8.2% for the remainder of the analysis
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This selective anti-inflammatory action distinguishes the peptide from broad-spectrum anti-inflammatory drugs like NSAIDs, which suppress inflammation indiscriminately and can actually slow healing
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