A drug called retatrutide, taken once a week, helped lower blood sugar a lot in people with type 2 diabetes over 9 months — more than a placebo or another diabetes drug.

This drug called retatrutide probably helps people with obesity or type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar better, especially if they take a higher dose.

A once-a-week shot called retatrutide may help lower blood sugar levels in people who are overweight, obese, or have type 2 diabetes—even if they don’t lose weight.

Retatrutide, a diabetes drug, helped nearly 6 out of 10 adults lose at least 15% of their body weight in less than a year — way more than another drug called dulaglutide, which only helped 2 out of 10 people hit that goal.

Adults with obesity or type 2 diabetes who take a weekly 12 mg dose of retatrutide are way more likely—over 70 times more—to lose at least 15% of their body weight in less than a year compared to those taking a fake pill.