If you are into chemistry (if not, we understand, just skip this paragraph), the reason is that electrolytes (you know, the Na+ and Cl- ions) screen the electrostatic repulsion between the head groups of ionic surfactants and thus support the formation of long shaped micelles (instead of spherical ones) that entangle like spaghetti, and viola, a gel is formed
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The trial was a 52-week, open-label treat-to-target trial, which assessed the efficacy and safety of once-weekly IcoSema compared to once-daily insulin glargine U100 and insulin aspart (injected 2-4 times each day during mealtimes), dosed with or without oral glucoselowering medications
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