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If you’ve been prescribed metformin, it may be because you have prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, weight ...
The addition of metformin “was generally well tolerated but did not result in the targeted benefit of a 20% reduction in risk of death in an unselected population,” the researchers wrote.
Metformin is a go-to diabetes drug, and researchers are looking at whether it can be used as a cancer-fighting supplement, too.
American mortality is at the youngest it has been in almost two decades. But could repurposing a decades-old diabetes drug that costs mere pennies to produce help change that?
The beneficial effects of metformin treatment in women with type 2 diabetes and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are, in part, attributable to weight reduction, possibly caused by altered levels ...
When compared with sulfonylurea, another class of diabetes medication, they reported that using metformin increased the likelihood of reaching an age of 90 or older, known as exceptional longevity.
Some studies have raised concerns about a potential link between the widely used type 2 diabetes drug metformin and an increased risk of conceiving a baby with birth defects. But new research now ...
A commonly prescribed drug for diabetes, metformin, has a new side hustle. Besides helping to manage blood sugar in Type 2 diabetes, metformin can also fight off a type of cell that builds up in ...
Metformin is an oral medication commonly prescribed to manage type 2 diabetes. Experts explain how to know if the drug is working or not.
A new study shows metformin can diminish risk of developing long COVID by more than 40% in overweight and obese patients.
Metformin, the most widely prescribed drug in the world to treat Type 2 diabetes, may have other health benefits like anti-aging effects, experts say.