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. 2020 Apr 15;11(6):1199–1216. doi: 10.1007/s13300-020-00816-y

Table 3.

Effect of SGLT-2 inhibitors on weight loss in people with and without T2D

Drug Approval (year) Weight loss in people with diabetes Weight loss in people without diabetes
Dapagliflozin EMA (2012); FDA (2014) 3.2 kg over 24 weeks [58]

Dapagliflozin: 3.0 kg (12 weeks) [59]

Dapagliflozin + exenatide: 5.7 kg (52 weeks) [61]

Canagliflozin EMA (2013); FDA (2013) 2.5–4.0 kg [63, 64] Canagliflozin: 1.9 kg (50 mg); 2.8 kg (100 mg) and 2.4 kg (300 mg) [65]
Empagliflozin EMA (2014); FDA (2014) 2.1–2.5 kg over 24–104 weeks [67, 68] None
Ertugliflozin EMA (2018); FDA (2017) 2.7–3.7 kg over 52 weeks [69, 70] None

Presents the observed weight loss with each of the approved SGLT-2 inhibitors in people with and without T2D