Following an impressive data drop this summer highlighting the potential for Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide to stave off progression to Type 2 diabetes in prediabetic patients, the Indianapolis-based drug | In the three-year SURMOUNT-1 trial,

Eli Lilly said on Wednesday its weight-loss drug helped nearly 99% of patients remain diabetes-free after three years of weekly injections. The results suggest that tirzepatide - the active ingredient in Lilly's diabetes drug Mounjaro and weight-loss treatment Zepbound - could prevent one new case of diabetes for every nine patients treated.

Eli Lilly has reported comprehensive outcomes from the SURMOUNT-1 study of tirzepatide for treating pre-diabetic and obese individuals.

Nearly 99% of people with prediabetes and obesity or overweight who took weekly tirzepatide injections remained diabetes-free for over three years of using the drug, according to new data from the drugmaker Eli Lilly.