Semaglutide once weekly as add-on to SGLT-2 inhibitor therapy in type 2 diabetes (SUSTAIN 9): a randomised, placebo controlled trial
The two molecules have different molecular weights (4,113 Da vs 4,813 Da), different receptor binding affinities, different half-lives (7 days vs 5 days), and fundamentally different mechanisms
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Concentrations are highest in youth (around 200 ng/mL in young adults) and decline with age to approximately 80 ng/mL by age 60
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