Initially approved to treat type 2 diabetes, Ozempic and Mounjaro also can help people with type 1 diabetes lose weight and control their blood sugar levels, a new study finds. Overweight or obese type 1 diabetics taking Mounjaro were able to reduce the amount of daily insulin they needed,

Eli Lilly & Co.’s blockbuster obesity shot Zepbound helped people with type 1 diabetes lose more than a fifth of their body weight over a yearlong study, suggesting the drug may help patients with the less common autoimmune form of the disease.