Lizard Saliva Helps Diabetes Patients Control Weight
BALTIMORE - Two new diabetes medications have helped some patients control their weight.
Barbara Oster has had diabetes for 15 years, and her medication wasn’t working so well, reported WBAL-TV in Baltimore.
“It just blows you up, makes you feel like you’re gaining all this weight,” she said.
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved two new diabetes drugs - Byetta and Symlin - that studies have proved help patients control their illness and cut back their eating.
“One of the lovely side effects of both drugs is people tend to lose weight,” said Dr. Paula Yutzy, a diabetes educator at Baltimore’s Mercy Medical Center.
Byetta comes from the saliva of a scary-looking lizard - the Gila monster. The drugs mimic the effects of hormones, helping to regulate the disease by controlling liver functions and digestion, as well as making patients feel more full.
Yutzy said she’s glad the medications have reached the public.
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