{"id":24133,"date":"2017-04-02T18:28:46","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T12:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/?p=24133"},"modified":"2017-10-13T12:32:53","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T07:02:53","slug":"do-diabetes-medicines-help-lose-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/do-diabetes-medicines-help-lose-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Diabetes Medicines Help Lose Weight?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24134 size-full\" title=\"Do Diabetes Medicines Help Lose Weight?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/rsz_shutterstock_379670845.jpg\" alt=\"online medical store\" width=\"630\" height=\"380\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yes, some medicines that are given to control diabetes help in losing body weight.<\/p>\n<p>-The medicines that help in weight reduction are <strong>metformin, exenatide and liraglutide<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>-These medicines not only help in controlling blood sugars but also help in achieving ideal BMI (body mass index).<\/p>\n<p>-In patients with type 2 diabetes, <strong>obesity is one of the most common complications<\/strong> as well as causative factors, which if neglected can damage vital organs like liver, heart and brain.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button-text category-description\" href=\"https:\/\/tdgx9.app.goo.gl\/?link=https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/categories\/diabetes\/all-diabetes-care-products-99?brand=accu-chek%2Cone+touch%2Cdr.+gene%2Cdr+morepen%2Cbeato%2Cihealth%2Cfreestyle&amp;al=1mg:\/\/www.1mg.com\/catalog\/5&amp;apn=com.aranoah.healthkart.plus&amp;amv=105&amp;afl=https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.aranoah.healthkart.plus&amp;hl=en\">Up to 30% Off on Diabetes Care Products + Extra 10% Off using coupon: HEALTH10<\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Thus,<strong> managing weight or losing weight in diabetics is even more challenging<\/strong>. Some hope is seen in the medications that help in managing diabetes.<\/p>\n<p>-Metformin, which is a first line drug for the treatment of diabetes,<strong> helps in losing weight by increasing the sensitivity of body cells towards insulin and delaying the absorption of glucose from gut.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-This causes easy satiety and fullness while eating, t<strong>hus appetite reduces and helps in losing weight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-Drugs like exenatide and liraglutide are similar to enzymes of gut that reduce the motility of stomach and reduce absorption of complex sugars, <strong>thus causing early \u00a0satiety and reduction in appetite which accelerates weight loss.<\/strong> Both of these drugs are available in injectable form.<\/p>\n<p>-The weight loss that is achieved with the help of these drugs is approximately <strong>5-7% of total body weight,<\/strong> which means if you are weighing 90 kgs, these medicines will help you <strong>lose 4-7 kgs of weight, over a period of 6 months.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-If this effect is coupled with exercises, the weight loss is further accelerated and it helps in preventing diabetic complications <strong>as well as achieving ideal BMI.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tdgx9.app.goo.gl\/?link=https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/categories\/diabetes\/all-diabetes-care-products-99?brand=accu-chek%2Cone+touch%2Cdr.+gene%2Cdr+morepen%2Cbeato%2Cihealth%2Cfreestyle&amp;al=1mg:\/\/www.1mg.com\/catalog\/5&amp;apn=com.aranoah.healthkart.plus&amp;amv=105&amp;afl=https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.aranoah.healthkart.plus&amp;hl=en\">Order\u00a0Diabetes Monitoring products<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24134\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/rsz_shutterstock_379670845.jpg\" alt=\"Online Medical Store\" width=\"630\" height=\"380\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[56,222],"class_list":["post-24133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diabetes","tag-anti-diabetic","tag-diabetes-fact"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Do Diabetes Medicines Help Lose Weight? 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