The calls come thick and fast to Mumbai-based diabetologist Rahul Baxi - but not just from patients struggling to control blood sugar.
Increasingly, it is young professionals asking the same thing: "Doctor, can you start me on weight-loss drugs?"
Recently, a 23-year-old man came in, worried about the 10kg he'd gained after starting a demanding corporate job. "One of my gym friends is on [weight loss] jabs," he said.
Dr Baxi says he refused, asking him what he would do after losing 10kg on the drug.
"Stop, and the weight comes back. Keep going, and without exercise you'll start losing muscle instead. These medicines aren't a substitute for a proper diet or lifestyle change," he told him.






