The comparison in both cases was patients on an SGLT2 inhibitor, a different class of diabetes medication used as an active comparator
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Many people regain weight when they stop taking them, which is why patients should think carefully about whether they are ready for long-term treatment, at least until we have better evidence on how to maintain weight loss after stopping medication or treatments that more durably change the course of obesity