SLC5A2 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: The fact that MASLD is associated with an increased prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) establishes a possible pathway with respect to already available pharmaceutical interventions for this group of patients, such as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) and sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2-is).