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Insulin Icodec Weekly: A Basal Insulin Analogue for Type 2 Diabetes
Harpreet S Bajaj1, Ronald M Goldenberg2
1LMC Diabetes & Endocrinology, Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
Abstract:
Insulin icodec is a once-weekly basal insulin analogue in late-phase clinical development. Similar efficacy and safety of icodec to once-daily basal insulin analogues have been reported in over 4,200 participants with type 2 diabetes from three phase II and five phase III trials. Indeed, glycated haemoglobin reduction was superior for icodec among insulin-naïve participants (ONWARDS 1, 3 and 5) and in those switching from a daily basal insulin in ONWARDS 2, with the latter trial demonstrating improved diabetes treatment satisfaction scores with insulin icodec versus insulin degludec.
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