Mila Nitich says diabetes injections brought 12kg loss — and months of health problems

The Ukrainian singer says injections prescribed for insulin resistance caused rapid weight loss but were followed by severe digestive symptoms, a three-month recovery and a partial rebound in weight.

Ukrainian singer Mila Nitich has said she lost 12kg after taking injections originally prescribed for people with diabetes, but that the treatment later left her with significant health problems and a rebound in weight. In an interview with Slava Demin, Nitich said she began the injections because of insulin resistance and a pre-diabetic state, not as a shortcut for slimming, and described the weight loss as an unintended side effect. She said that once the treatment stopped, the kilos began to return, with about 5kg already regained.

Nitich said the change in her body was not limited to weight. After coming off the medication on medical advice, she experienced a range of symptoms that affected her digestive system most severely, as well as her immune system. She said the period after stopping the injections was so difficult that she needed three months to recover her health, adding that tests eventually showed no acute alarm, but that her doctor advised ending the treatment before the side effects worsened.

The singer’s experience fits with broader medical warnings that diabetes medicines can have knock-on effects beyond blood sugar control. The Mayo Clinic says insulin therapy can be linked with weight gain, even though a healthy diet and exercise can help limit that effect. Other medical sources note that diabetes itself can affect the gut, and that some medicines used to slow digestion or influence appetite may also cause nausea, stomach discomfort or more serious gastrointestinal problems in some patients.

Her case also underlines the risks of viewing injectable diabetes drugs purely through the lens of rapid weight loss. Nitich said the last month on the treatment was especially hard, with daily life becoming physically and emotionally draining. While she framed the injections as part of managing a serious metabolic problem, her account suggests that any benefit came with a cost, and that stopping treatment can bring a difficult return of symptoms and weight if underlying health issues remain unresolved.