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Can a weekly diabetes drug speed recovery from dangerous low blood sugar?

NCT ID NCT06982846

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This completed phase 1 study tested whether a weekly injection of retatrutide helps people with type 2 diabetes recover faster from low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). 80 participants on metformin and diet/exercise received either retatrutide or a placebo for 16 weeks. Researchers measured how quickly blood sugar returned to a safe level after being lowered in a controlled setting.

What this could mean

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Active substance
retatrutide (a weekly injection)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could show that retatrutide helps people with type 2 diabetes recover more quickly from dangerously low blood sugar.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-phase trial (80 people) that measures a specific lab response, not real-world outcomes. The results may not apply to all patients or lead to a new treatment.

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Study facts

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Phase

Phase 1

The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.

Participants

80 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jun 2025

Finished

May 2026

Lead sponsor

A company

The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 70 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Have been diagnosed with T2DM for at least 6 months prior to screening. * Treated with diet and exercise and stable treatment with metformin with or without 1 additional allowed oral antihyperglycemic medications (OAM), 3 months prior to screening. * Treatment with metformin will be considered stable if all prescribed total daily doses for this period were ±850 mg from the original prescription for the same participant. * Allowed OAMs include dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-IV) inhibitors, sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, glinides, or sulfonylureas. * Have a hemoglobin A1c value at screening of * ≥6.0% (≥ 42 millimole per liter(mmol/L)) and ≤9.5% (≤80 mmol/L) if on metformin only or * ≥6.0% (≥42 mmol/L) and ≤8.5% (≤69 mmol/L) if on metformin in combination with 1 additional allowed OAM. * Have a BMI within the range 25.0 kg/m2 and 45.0 kg/m2 kg/m2 (both inclusive). * Have had a stable body weight that is less than 5% change in body weight for more than 3 months prior to screening. Exclusion Criteria: * Have Type 1 diabetes mellitus. * Have had more than 1 episode of severe hypoglycemia, as defined by the American Diabetes Association criteria, within 6 months before screening or has a history of hypoglycemia unawareness or poor recognition of hypoglycemic symptoms. * Have had 1 or more episodes of ketoacidosis or hyperosmolar state/coma requiring hospitalization within the 6 months prior to screening. * Have impaired renal estimated glomerular filtration rate \<60 mL/min/1.73 m2 calculated by Chronic Kidney Disease-Epidemiology. * Have acute or chronic pancreatitis or a history of acute idiopathic pancreatitis. * Have elevations in * serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \>2.5× upper limit normal (ULN) * serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \>2.5×ULN * total bilirubin level (TBL) \>1.5×ULN, or * alkaline phosphatase (ALP) level ≥1.5× ULN. * Have a known clinically significant gastric emptying abnormality.

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  • Medizinische Universität Graz

    Graz, 8010, Austria

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