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Your doctor also may prescribe the drugs if your BMI is at least 27 and you have one or more weight-related health conditions, such as diabetes or high blood pressure

Instead, it helps manage metabolism, which may ease issues like nighttime hunger, acid reflux, or sudden changes in blood sugar levels

In fact, maximum weight loss with use of either drug was achieved after approximately 52 weeks followed by a gradual rebound [11- 15, 21]

In a third study, Julio Rosenstock, M.D., from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and colleagues found that the mean HbA1c reductions were significantly greater with cagrilintide-semaglutide (2.4 mg each and 1.0 mg each: 2.33 and 2.10 percent, respectively) versus placebo (0.66 percent) at week 40 in 274 adults with type 2 diabetes using basal insulin."These findings support a potential new therapeutic tool to effectively improve HbA1c levels well below 7 percent in such a challenging population," Rosenstock said in a statement.Several authors from all three studies disclosed ties to biopharmaceutical companies, including Novo Nordisk, which is developing cagrilintide and funded the studies.Abstract/Full Text - Aroda (subscription or payment may be required)Abstract/Full Text - Buso (subscription or payment may be required)Abstract/Full Text - Rosenstock (subscription or payment may be required)More Information.Sign up for our weekly HealthDay newsletter