Forbes August 20, 2024
Topline
New study results found weight loss and diabetes drugs Zepbound and Mounjaro may significantly cut the risk of diabetes in people with prediabetes and obesity, adding to the growing list of diseases researchers have found the drugs can prevent.
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98 million. That’s about how many Americans have prediabetes, totaling around one in three adults in the U.S., according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
What Is Prediabetes?
People with prediabetes have higher than normal blood sugar levels, but they aren’t high enough to be considered type 2 diabetes. It’s caused by insulin resistance—the same thing that causes type 2 diabetes—which can happen because of genetics, excess body fat, a diet high...
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