ADA 2026: New GLP-1 Drops A1c 2.2% — Now the Hard Question
The American Diabetes Association’s 86th Scientific Sessions wrapped last week in New Orleans, and the loudest headline came from Pfizer’s phase 2b VESPER-2 trial of berobenatide, a once-weekly and once-monthly GLP-1 showing a 2.2% A1c reduction and double-digit weight loss in people with Type 2 diabetes — with no plateau in sight. It’s a real […]
ADA 2026: The New “Miracle” Diabetes Drug Only Drops A1c 2%
The American Diabetes Association just unveiled the data everyone is talking about, and the headlines are loud. Eli Lilly’s retatrutide, a triple-hormone injection, dropped A1c by up to 2.0% and produced roughly 16.8% body-weight loss in adults with Type 2 diabetes. Pharma is calling it a breakthrough. Wall Street is calling it a blockbuster. The […]
GLP-1s Just Got Stronger — Type 2 Diabetes Is Still Winning
Right now, in New Orleans, 12,000 of the world’s top diabetes researchers are gathered at the ADA 2026 Scientific Sessions. The headlines pouring out of that meeting this week are dominated by one thing: GLP-1 drugs got bigger. The 25 mg dose of the latest incretin therapies produced larger A1c reductions. More weight loss. Better […]