It wouldn't surprise me in the least if the stomach paralysis cases that I heard about were people taking too much to increase weight loss.  While the news sources that I read are fairly trustworthy, frequently they lack detail that I'd like.  As far as taking it for life, that's definitely the weight control side rather than for diabetes.  I'm glad the Trulicity works well for you, I hadn't heard of that one.  Diabetes is not a thing in my family, I don't keep up on drug brand names in that field.