Apr 19, 2019
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/K3jUwpv4zXE
A viewer on YouTube asks the following question:
I am not type two diabetic but my doctor has given me farxiga for weight loss cause I am 225 lbs and 5' 2 with a bmi of 39.9. Would you consider this drug safe for just weight loss?
I responded to her with the following:
Farxiga is not FDA-approved for any use in non-diabetics. There are no published experimental studies on its use for weight loss in non-diabetics.
The only available data on Farxiga and weight loss was in diabetics. This drug and its sister medication Invokana, both sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors, cause blood sugar to spill out through the kidneys and trigger weight loss.
A study reported in 2014 showed that, when Farxiga 10 mg was taken daily for 6 months, there was an average weight loss of only 1 kg or 2.2 pounds over that entire 6 months. Not impressive! A more recent study combined the Farxiga with insulin but in type 1 diabetics and clocked only a 3.8% weight drop.
Weigh that meager weight loss against some of Farxiiga’s side effects. It’s blood glucose lowering can trigger ketoacidosis, the toxic breakdown of body fat stores that can be deadly. Drug use has also been associated with kidney failure. Also consider that Farxiga drug can trigger urinary tract infections and genital fungal infections.
The bottom line: the drug is no way to effectively lose weight and it has some fierce downside risks. As always, the best formula for lasting weight loss is eating healthy foods in moderate amounts and exercising regularly.
http://www.rxeconsult.com/healthcare-articles/Invokana-and-Farxiga-for-Weight-Loss-Management-516/
https://www.druglawcenter.org/amp/farxiga/
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