The Claim

In adults with type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, tirzepatide and dulaglutide exhibit comparable rates of severe hypoglycemia (0.7%) and pancreatitis (0.6%), indicating no difference in the risk of these serious adverse events between the two drugs.

Source: Cardiovascular Outcomes with Tirzepatide versus Dulaglutide in Type 2 Diabetes.

What the research says

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In plain English

In adults with type 2 diabetes and heart disease, the rates of severe low blood sugar and pancreatitis are about the same for tirzepatide and dulaglutide, meaning neither drug appears to cause more of these serious side effects than the other.

See the scientific wording

Tirzepatide and dulaglutide have similar rates of severe hypoglycemia (0.7% each) and pancreatitis (0.6% each) in adults with type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, indicating no increased risk of these serious adverse events with tirzepatide.

Why this might work

Both drugs work by mimicking natural signals that help the body control blood sugar and reduce appetite. They both make the pancreas release insulin only when blood sugar is high, which lowers the chance of blood sugar dropping too low. They also don’t strongly trigger inflammation in the pancreas, so neither causes more pancreatitis than the other.

Supported mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Cardiovascular Outcomes with Tirzepatide versus Dulaglutide in Type 2 Diabetes.

    This study compared two diabetes drugs, tirzepatide and dulaglutide, in people with heart disease and found that both had similar rates of serious side effects like low blood sugar and pancreatitis. So, tirzepatide doesn’t seem riskier than dulaglutide for these problems.

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