The first patient, treated in 1906, was a 50 year old dying man who had just had his toe amputated due to gangrene from diabetes and was in a diabetic coma
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The mechanism of action includes several key effects: Stimulating insulin secretion from the pancreas in a glucose-dependent manner, helping to control blood sugar levels Slowing gastric emptying , which prolongs the feeling of fullness after meals Reducing appetite through effects on brain centres that regulate hunger Decreasing glucagon secretion , which helps prevent excessive glucose production by the liver By targeting these multiple pathways, GLP-1 medications can lead to significant weight loss when combined with lifestyle modifications
The results were striking: participants receiving the highest 12 mg dose achieved mean weight loss of approximately 24.2% of baseline body weight at week 48, compared to just 2.1% with placebo - representing an astounding 22 percentage point placebo-adjusted treatment effect
The treatment effect of dapagliflozin on the composite endpoint of cardiovascular death, hospitalization for heart failure or urgent heart failure was consistent across the LVEF range as evaluated in DAPA-HF and DELIVER trials (Figure 8)
