recently the news of tesla ceo elon musks 13kg weight loss transformation took over the internet by storm in a twitter post musk credited fasting and a diabetes drug called wegovy for his fit ripped and healthy physique since then words like ozempic and wegovy both of which are injectable medications manufactured by novo nordisk a danish pharmaceutical giant have been making rounds on the social media platform tiktok becoming a viral trendbut regardless of how popular the drug has become questions regarding its ability to induce weight loss its safety and side effects remainread alsocoronavirus from getting a bald patch to losing hair volume experts explain hair fall and thinning during the covid pandemicbut how is coronavirus linked to hair fall or wrecking your hair quality experts explaindont neglect a chest pain as gastritis doctor shares insight on how to prevent heart attackfrom assuming it as a minor gastric issue to ignoring persistent chest pain we neglect our heart a lot one of the major organs of the body mostly gets damaged because of our own faulty lifestyleto help us get some clarity on the same we at etimes lifestyle spoke to leading endocrinologistscan diabetes drugs help one lose weightdr anupam biswas consultant endocrinology fortis hospital noida says yes according to him some antidiabetic agents can cause weight loss by stimulating satiety reducing appetite slowing the release of food from the stomach increasing feeling of fullness post meals modulating gut microbiota and by increasing glucose excretion leading to caloric lossdr manjunath malige lead consultant endocrinology diabetes aster rv hospital is of the same opinion adding that there are two classes of diabetes drugs that help patients lose weight in addition to improving blood sugar levels these include drugs like dapagliflozin empagliflozin and canagliflozin that reduce weight by making body lose calories glucose in the urine drugs like dulaglutide and semaglutide that help reduce weight through various mechanisms but predominantly by suppressing appetite these drugs are very safe when taken by appropriate diabetic patientsdiabetes drugs and the treatment of obesitythe basic function of diabetes drugs is to manage type 2 diabetes mellitus however dr biswas shares that some of the drugs have been approved by the fda for the treatment of obesity even in the absence of diabetes emphasizing on the fact that one must consult with their treating physician or endocrinologist based on other comorbid conditionsside effects of diabetic drugswhile dr biswas is of the opinion that diabetes drugs are relatively safe in the management of chronic conditions and obesity he says that some people may experience side effects such as gastrointestinal symptoms like nausea in addition these drugs should be avoided in patients with a prior history of pancreatitis thyroid cancer or someone with a family history of thyroid cancerdr malige notes that diabetes medications may increase the risk of urinary tract infections and genital fungal infections furthermore drugs like dulaglutide and semaglutide can cause nausea and vomiting during the initial few days which eventually settle