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2. Are Diabetes Drugs Really Safe (& Reliable) for Weight Loss?

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   Metformin — a biguanide — is an oral diabetes medication that helps keep blood sugar in check by causing the liver to produce less glucose. It was approved by the FDA in 1994 for the treatment ...

3. Metformin - Wikipedia

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   The most common symptoms following an overdose include vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, tachycardia, drowsiness, and rarely, hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia. [98] [99] Treatment of metformin overdose is generally supportive, as no specific antidote is known. Extracorporeal treatments are recommended in severe overdoses. [100]

4. 4 Tips for Knowing When to Take Metformin - AOL

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   As noted, timing your metformin dosage is crucial for mitigating the risk — and overall severity — of side effects. But what are those side effects exactly? The most common side effects of ...

5. 6 Benefits of Taking Metformin (Besides Weight Loss) - AOL

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   One study among 96 patients diagnosed with gestational diabetes in the last three years found that, compared to insulin therapy, metformin had superior effects on blood sugar levels, inflammation ...

6. Antithyroid agent - Wikipedia

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   They inhibit release of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland.The most studied drug in this class is lithium, which inhibits thyroid hormone secretion by inhibiting iodotyrosine coupling, thyroidal iodide uptake, and alteration in structure of thyroglobulin, [10] a protein which acts as a substrate for the synthesis of thyroid hormones and storage of inactive forms of T3, T4 and iodine within ...

7. Thyrotoxic myopathy - Wikipedia

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   Administering the radioactive isotope causes the thyroid to take in the lethal iodine and quickly radiation destroys it. [12] Typically overproduction of thyroxine using radio-iodine is blocked with one dose. The drawback to this treatment is the thyroid gland is completely destroyed and patients often develop hypothyroidism. Some do so only a ...

8. Thiamazole - Wikipedia

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   Those who developed significant side effects may also have problems with propylthiouracil. [2] Thiamazole is a cyclic thiourea derivative that works by decreasing the production of thyroid hormones. [2] Thiamazole was approved for medical use in the United States in 1950. [2] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.

9. Vildagliptin/metformin - Wikipedia

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   Vildagliptin/metformin is indicated in the treatment of type-2 diabetes mellitus: [4] [6] [7] it is indicated in the treatment of adults who are unable to achieve sufficient glycaemic control at their maximally tolerated dose of oral metformin alone or who are already treated with the combination of vildagliptin and metformin as separate tablets.