Sanofi (France)'s Diabetes Drug Cuts Blood Sugar, Weight-Study

Sanofi's (SASY.PA) candidate drug Lyxumia or lixisenatide, added to basal insulin, significantly reduced blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes patients and also led to a loss in weight, data published on Tuesday showed.

Lixisenatide belongs to the GLP-1 class of drugs that stimulate insulin release when glucose levels become too high.

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