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2. Metformin - Wikipedia

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   Metformin is a pleiotropic drug, with extensive off-target activity beyond its antidiabetic effect. Much of this has been attributed to its action on AMPK, although other mechanisms have been proposed. [221] [222] Metformin has been studied for its effects on multiple other conditions, including: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease [223] [224] [225]

3. How Long Will It Take to Lose Weight on Metformin?

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   Look out for the common side effects of metformin, which include: ... people without diabetes can take metformin for weight loss. ... treated with the drug. After six months, the metformin-taking ...

4. 6 Benefits of Taking Metformin (Besides Weight Loss) - AOL

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   Another small study on people without diabetes who were overweight or had obesity found that those taking metformin lost between 5.6 and 6.5 percent of their body weight. In contrast, the control ...

5. Why Doctors Are Calling This Common Medication a ... - AOL

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   A study published earlier this year found that metformin can reduce feelings of hunger in people on the medication. That can cause patients to lose around 2% to 3% of their body weight within the ...

6. Diabetes management - Wikipedia

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   One of the most common drugs used in T2D, metformin is the drug of choice to help patients lower their blood sugar levels. Metformin is an example of a class of medicine called biguanides. [ 34 ] The medication works by reducing the new creation of glucose from the liver and by reducing absorption of sugar from food. [ 34 ]

7. Diabetes medication - Wikipedia

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   They work best with patients over 40 years old who have had diabetes mellitus for under ten years. They cannot be used with type 1 diabetes, or diabetes of pregnancy. They can be safely used with metformin or glitazones. The primary side-effect is hypoglycemia, which appears to happen more commonly with sulfonylureas than with other treatments ...