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Orlistat reduces the incidence of type 2 diabetes in individuals with prediabetes or impaired glucose tolerance by approximately 37% over four years compared to placebo when combined with lifestyle changes.

If you are overweight and have prediabetes, adding orlistat (120mg with meals) to your lifestyle changes can significantly lower your risk of developing full-blown type 2 diabetes compared to lifestyle changes alone. Be mindful of your fat intake to minimize gastrointestinal side effects.

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After 4 years of treatment, the cumulative risk of developing diabetes was 9.0% in the placebo group and 6.2% in the orlistat treatment group, corresponding to a risk reduction of 37.3%. Among 21% of the individuals with impaired glucose tolerance at baseline, the incidence of T2DM decreased by 45.0% over 4 years of orlistat therapy
Rodrigo O. Moreira et al. · Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism · 2024

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Based on the XENDOS study, a 4-year RCT with 3,305 patients.

Source

Pharmacologic Treatment of Obesity in adults and its impact on comorbidities: 2024 Update and Position Statement of Specialists from the Brazilian Association for the Study of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome (Abeso) and the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (SBEM)

Rodrigo O. Moreira et al. · Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism · 2024

DOI 10.20945/2359-4292-2024-0422

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