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Trends in second-line glucose-lowering therapy initiations and treatment outcomes across age and frailty groups in people with type 2 diabetes: UK population-based study, 2019-2024

2026-01-08 primary care research Title + abstract only
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ObjectiveTo assess contemporary UK population-level trends in second-line glucose-lowering therapy initiation and explore treatment outcome trends across age and frailty groups in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). MethodsWe studied 117,064 adults with T2D who initiated major second-line glucose-lowering drug classes after metformin between 2019-2024 in population-representative UK data (Clinical Practice Research Datalink). Outcomes were assessed in three groups: age [≤]70 years (n=84,589 [...

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