Xenical Drops Weight, Blood Sugar in Diabetics

Xenical Drops Weight, Blood Sugar in Diabetics

Xenical Drops Weight, Blood Sugar in Diabetics

Although these results look very promising, experts tell WebMD that only time will determine if Xenical can lead to actual improvements in heart disease and heart attacks.

But the FDA is already considering adding Xenical to the current arsenal of drugs to fight type 2 diabetes.

One concern about Xenical is that it can cause severe diarrhea to the point of losing some needed vitamins from the intestines. So experts caution that Xenical should be only a part of a weight loss program, since a low-fat diet will help prevent the diarrhea. "Xenical should always be combined with a balanced, low-fat diet monitored by a health professional," Leila Karhunen, PhD, a nutritionist at University of Kuopio in Finland, tells WebMD.

In some people, weight loss may reduce risk of developing diabetes. So many doctors already are using Xenical for this reason, explains Dan Weiss, MD, assistant clinical professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.