General · 7 June 2026
New Trial Finds Strong Results for Weekly Diabetes Injection
People with type 2 diabetes could see lower blood sugar and reduced body weight from a once-a-week injection, according to new trial findings. Researchers reported results from a phase 3 study published in The Lancet involving adults who were not taking diabetes medicines and were followed for 40 weeks. Among 930 participants, average weight reduction reached 15.3%, while HbA1c fell by up to 1.9 percentage points.
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