Abstract:Objective To compare the efficacy of dulaglutide and semaglutide in the intensive treatment of obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and their effects on lipid accumulation product (LAP) and vascular endothelial function.Methods Clinical data of 86 obese T2DM patients admitted to Handan First Hospital from June 2022 to April 2025 were retrospectively analyzed. According to the treatment methods, they were divided into two groups: the control group (n = 44) received dulaglutide, and the observation group (n = 42) received semaglutide, both for 12 weeks. The therapeutic efficacy, lipid accumulation product (LAP), insulin sensitivity [homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), homeostasis model assessment of β-cell function (HOMA-β) ], vascular endothelial function [endothelin-1 (ET-1), nitric oxide (NO), thromboxane A2 (TXA2) ], obesity indices [body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) ], glycolipid metabolism parameters [fasting plasma glucose (FPG), 2-hour postprandial plasma glucose (2hPG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG) ], and adverse reactions were compared between the two groups.Results The total effective rate in the observation group was higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05). After treatment, the observation group showed significantly lower? levels of LAP and HOMA-IR, but a significantly higher? level of HOMA-β compared to the control group (P < 0.05). After treatment, the observation group exhibited significantly lower? levels of ET-1 and TXA2, but a significantly higher? level of NO compared to the control group (P < 0.05). After treatment, the observation group had significantly lower? BMI and WHR values than the control group (P < 0.05). After treatment, the levels of FPG, 2hPG, TC, LDL-C, and TG in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05), while the HDL-C level was higher (P < 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the total incidence of adverse reactions between the observation group and the control group (P > 0.05).Conclusion Compared with dulaglutide, semaglutide shows superior effects in improving vascular endothelial function, LAP, insulin sensitivity, glycolipid metabolism, and obesity indices in obese patients with T2DM.