https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2023.10643

Effect of dulaglutide injection on weight beyond glycemic control: real-world observational study

Vol. 96 No. 1 (2023)
Submitted: May 29, 2022
Accepted: December 30, 2022
Published: February 16, 2023
Dulaglutide, glycated hemoglobin, type 2 diabetes mellitus, weight
Abstract Views: 1015
PDF: 223
Publisher's note
All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.

Authors

Adel G. Mohammed
Adult endocrinologist, Thi Qar Specialized Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolism Center (TDEMC), Thi Qar Health Directorate, Thi Qar, Iraq; Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolism Division, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Thi-Qar, Thi Qar, Iraq.
Samih A. Odhaib
samihabed@yahoo.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7212-4358
Adult endocrinologist, Thi Qar Specialized Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolism Center (TDEMC), Thi Qar Health Directorate, Thi Qar, Iraq.

Dulaglutide is an effective Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Receptor Agonist (RA) in optimizing weight and glycemic control in obese patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). The study's objective was the real-world evaluation of the metabolic effect of Dulaglutide on weight and glycemic control in patients with T2DM from Southern Iraq. This study is a six-month observational prospective longitudinal evaluation of 185 obese individuals with T2DM. They were initiated on Dulaglutide as an add-on drug with Oral Antidiabetic (OAD) or insulin therapy. General characteristics of the patients, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), blood glucose, lipid profile, and side effects profile were evaluated at the enrollment and the end of the study. The enrolled 185 obese patients with T2DM, had a T2DM duration (2 -14 years) and initial HbA1c range (6 - 19.5%), with different treatment modalities, including insulin, OADs, or both. The study showed a significant reduction in weight, HbA1c, and serum cholesterol, with minimal hypoglycemic events in 5% of patients (n=9). The gastrointestinal side effects were mild to moderate and self-limited in >96% of patients (n=178), while they were so severe in 4% (n=7) and caused discontinuation of Dulaglutide. Therefore, the insulin regimen was either stopped (n=28), changed (n=7), or reduced (n=9). No change on oral medications was performed in 141 patients. In conclusion, Dulaglutide 1.5 mg administered once a week significantly reduced the weight, HbA1c, Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose (SMBG), and cholesterol levels with minimal hypoglycemic risk.

Dimensions

Altmetric

PlumX Metrics

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Citations

Crossref
Scopus
Google Scholar
Europe PMC
Wilson JM, Lin Y, Luo MJ, et al. The dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist tirzepatide improves cardiovascular risk biomarkers in patients with type 2 diabetes: A post hoc analysis. Diabetes Obes Metab 2022;24:148-53. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.14553
Kalra S, Das AK, Sahay RK, et al. Consensus recommendations on GLP-1 RA use in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: South Asian Task Force. Diabetes Ther 2019;10:1645-717. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13300-019-0669-4
Trujillo J. Safety and tolerability of once-weekly GLP-1 receptor agonists in type 2 diabetes. J Clin Pharm Ther 2020;45:43-60. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpt.13225
Shi LX, Liu XM, Shi YQ, et al. Efficacy and safety of dulaglutide monotherapy compared with glimepiride in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes: post-hoc analyses of a randomized, double-blind, phase III study. J Diabetes Investig 2020;11:142-50. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jdi.13075
Patel D. Glycaemic and non-glycaemic efficacy of once-weekly GLP-1 receptor agonists in people with type 2 diabetes. J Clin Pharm Ther 2020;45:28-42. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpt.13224
Kwan AYM, Gerstein HC, Basile J, et al. HbA1c reduction in dulaglutide-treated patients irrespective of duration of diabetes, microvascular disease, and BMI: A post hoc analysis from the REWIND trial. Diabetes Care 2022;45:547-54. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2337/dc21-1160
Mody R, Yu M, Grabner M, et al. Dulaglutide shows sustained reduction in glycosylated hemoglobin values: 2-year US real-world study results. Clin Ther 2020;42:2184-95. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinthera.2020.09.011
Frias JP, Bonora E, Nevarez Ruiz L, et al. Efficacy and safety of dulaglutide 3.0 and 4.5 mg in patients aged younger than 65 and 65 years or older: Post hoc analysis of the AWARD-11 trial. Diabetes Obes Metab 2021;23:2279-88. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.14469
Wysham C, Blevins T, Arakaki R, et al. Efficacy and safety of dulaglutide added onto pioglitazone and metformin versus exenatide in type 2 diabetes in a randomized controlled trial (AWARD-1). Diabetes Care 2014;37:2159-67. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2337/dc13-2760
Giorgino F, Benroubi M, Sun JH, et al. Efficacy and safety of once-weekly dulaglutide versus insulin glargine in patients with type 2 diabetes on metformin and glimepiride (AWARD-2). Diabetes Care 2015;38:2241-9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2337/dc14-1625
Blonde L, Jendle J, Gross J, et al. Once-weekly dulaglutide versus bedtime insulin glargine, both in combination with prandial insulin lispro, in patients with type 2 diabetes (AWARD-4): a randomised, open-label, phase 3, non-inferiority study. Lancet 2015;385:2057-66. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60936-9
Dungan KM, Weitgasser R, Perez Manghi F, et al. A 24-week study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of once-weekly dulaglutide added on to glimepiride in type 2 diabetes (AWARD-8). Diabetes Obes Metab 2016;18:475-82. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.12634
Tuttle KR, Lakshmanan MC, Rayner B, et al. Dulaglutide versus insulin glargine in patients with type 2 diabetes and moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease (AWARD-7): a multicentre, open-label, randomised trial. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2018;6:605-17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(18)30104-9
Umpierrez G, Tofé Povedano S, Pérez Manghi F, et al. Efficacy and safety of dulaglutide monotherapy versus metformin in type 2 diabetes in a randomized controlled trial (AWARD-3). Diabetes Care 2014;37:2168-76. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2337/dc13-2759
Pozzilli P, Norwood P, Jódar E, et al. Placebo-controlled, randomized trial of the addition of once-weekly glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist dulaglutide to titrated daily insulin glargine in patients with type 2 diabetes (AWARD-9). Diabetes Obes Metab 2017;19:1024-31. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.12937
Dungan KM, Povedano ST, Forst T, et al. Once-weekly dulaglutide versus once-daily liraglutide in metformin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes (AWARD-6): a randomised, open-label, phase 3, non-inferiority trial. Lancet 2014;384:1349-57. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60976-4
Cornell S. A review of GLP-1 receptor agonists in type 2 diabetes: A focus on the mechanism of action of once-weekly agents. J Clin Pharm Ther 2020;45:17-27. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpt.13230
Orsini Federici M, Gentilella R, Corcos A, et al. Changing the approach to type 2 diabetes treatment: A comparison of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and sulphonylureas across the continuum of care. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2021;37:e3434. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/dmrr.3434
Muller TD, Finan B, Bloom SR, et al. Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1). Mol Metab 2019;30:72-130. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2019.09.010
Jiang Y, Liu J, Chen X, et al. Efficacy and safety of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus: A network meta-analysis. Adv Ther 2021;38:1470-82. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12325-021-01637-6
Romera I, Cebrian-Cuenca A, Alvarez-Guisasola F, et al. A review of practical issues on the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for the management of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Ther 2019;10:5-19. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13300-018-0535-9
Weinstock RS, Guerci B, Umpierrez G, et al. Safety and efficacy of once-weekly dulaglutide versus sitagliptin after 2 years in metformin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes (AWARD-5): a randomized, phase III study. Diabetes Obes Metab 2015;17:849-58. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.12479

How to Cite

Mohammed, A. G., & Odhaib, S. A. (2023). Effect of dulaglutide injection on weight beyond glycemic control: real-world observational study. Journal of Biological Research - Bollettino Della Società Italiana Di Biologia Sperimentale, 96(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2023.10643
Copyright (c) 2023 the Author(s) Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

PAGEPress has chosen to apply the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) to all manuscripts to be published.