ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0021.12-3 | Concerns in T2D | ESPEYB21

12.3. Age at type 2 diabetes diagnosis and cause-specific mortality: observational study of primary care patients in England

MM Barker , MJ Davies , JA Sargeant , JCN Chan , EW Gregg , S Shabnam , K Khunti , F Zaccardi

Brief Summary: This population-based cohort study estimated all-cause and cause-specific mortality in 108,061 individuals with newly diagnosed T2D, (16–50 years of age) compared to 829,946 individuals without T2D. Higher relative risks of mortality in younger individuals with vs. without T2D ranged from 4 to 11, depending on the cause of death.Comment: A decade ago, a Markov-like computer model simulated the life course of a hypothetical cohort of U...

ey0019.15-1 | Obesity | ESPEYB19

15.1. Tirzepatide versus semaglutide once weekly in patients with type 2 diabetes

JP Frias , MJ Davies , J Rosenstock , FC Perez Manghi , L Fernandez Lando , BK Bergman , B Liu , X Cui , K Brown , SURPASS-2 Investigators

N Engl J Med. 2021;385(6):503-15. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2107519.PubMed ID: 34170647Brief summary: this randomized control trial in 1879 adults with type 2 diabetes compared effects of once-weekly Tirzepatide (5, 10 or 15 mg) versus once-weekly Semaglutide (1 mg) on glycemic control. After 40 weeks, all doses of Tirzepatide were superior to Semaglutide on lowering HbA1c.Gluca...