Kathy Bates credited both hard work and Ozempic medication for her diabetes diagnosis for helping her lose 100 pounds over a span of seven years.

Bates explained that she lost 80 pounds through changes to her lifestyle and diet, and lost another 20 pounds while taking Ozempic. While the once-weekly injectable medication is prescribed to patients with Type 2 diabetes, the drug has also risen in popularity for its off-label weight loss side effects.

Bates, 76, said she has lost 100 pounds over the past seven years. She shed most of the weight, 80 pounds, after making changes to her diet and lifestyle following a Type 2 diabetes diagnosis in 2017. Ozempic, said Bates, helped her to drop the last 20 pounds.