['diabetes', 'diabetes mellitus, type 2']
['semaglutide', 'placebo']

        Inclusion Criteria:

          -  Male or female diagnosed with type 2 diabetes

          -  Age at least 50 years at screening and presence of cardiovascular disease, or age at
             least 60 years at screening and presence of at least one cardiovascular risk factor

        Exclusion Criteria:

          -  Current or previous (within 90 days prior to screening) treatment with any GLP-1
             (glucagon-like peptide-1) receptor agonist, DPP-4 (dipeptidyl peptidase-4) inhibitor
             or pramlintide

          -  Family or personal history of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN 2) or medullary
             thyroid carcinoma (MTC)

          -  History of pancreatitis (acute or chronic)

          -  History of major surgical procedures involving the stomach potentially affecting
             absorption of trial product (e.g. subtotal and total gastrectomy, sleeve gastrectomy,
             gastric bypass surgery)

          -  Subjects presently classified as being in New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class IV
             heart failure

          -  Planned coronary, carotid or peripheral artery revascularisation known on the day of
             screening

          -  Any of the following: myocardial infarction, stroke or hospitalisation for unstable
             angina or transient ischaemic attack within the past 60 days prior to screening

          -  Chronic or intermittent hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis or severe renal impairment
             (corresponding to eGFR (glomerular filtration rate, estimated) below 30 mL/min/1.73
             m^2)

          -  History or presence of malignant neoplasms within the last 5 years (except basal and
             squamous cell skin cancer and carcinoma in situ)
      