# Lilly’s latest weight-loss drug helps people with Type 2 diabetes lose up to 60 pounds

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- NBC News, 2026-09-29 22:01 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/retatrutide-type-2-diabetes-lilly-weight-loss-drug-rcna600536

> Late-stage trial results published Tuesday in The Lancet found that Eli Lilly’s highly anticipated GLP-1 drug retatrutide helped people with Type 2 diabetes lose as much as 60 pounds, or about 23% of their body weight.

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