Drugs and weight loss often go hand in hand, but the journey can feel overwhelming—especially when your wallet takes a hit. With viral weight loss medications

There’s been lots of attention on type 2 diabetes drugs recently, especially since they might also be able to support weight loss. Whether you have type 2 diabetes or obesity, you may have heard about medications like Ozempic® that can help manage blood sugar levels and weight.

Researchers looked at the health records of 17 million Americans with obesity and determined that between 2022 and 2023, rates of bariatric surgeries dropped by 25%, while prescriptions for weight-loss drugs more than doubled.

"For healthcare providers, these findings suggest that anti-obesity medications may offer dual benefits," one doctor reports of the research.

Over the past year, the question has been coming in from everywhere – from my patients and family members, from colleagues and passengers I chatted with on airplanes: Is Ozempic right for me? Or any of the blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs that recently caught the world’s attention?

Medically reviewed by Danielle Weiss, MD After losing extra pounds on Ozempic (semaglutide), some are finding themselves dealing with an unexpected issue, what's become known as "Ozempic breasts." This possible side effect of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonist medication users like Ozempic,