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

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   If you have type 2 diabetes and aren't already on metformin, doctors say it’s worth asking your own healthcare provider about the medication. “Metformin is a prescription medication, and one ...

3. 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 ...

4. Metformin Can Help You Lose Weight Loss, But It Also Has ...

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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. Diabetes medication - Wikipedia

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   Drugs used in diabetes treat diabetes mellitus by decreasing glucose levels in the blood. With the exception of insulin , most GLP-1 receptor agonists ( liraglutide , exenatide , and others), and pramlintide , all diabetes medications are administered orally and are thus called oral hypoglycemic agents or oral antihyperglycemic agents.

6. Diabetes management - Wikipedia

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   Diabetes is a chronic disease and it is important to have control of the diabetes as it can cause many complications. Diabetes can cause acute problems such as too low (hypoglycemia) or high blood sugar (hyperglycemia). Diabetes affects the blood vessels in the body, such as capillaries and arteries, which are the routes blood take to deliver ...

7. 15 Alternatives to Ozempic for Weight Loss - AOL

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   Oral weight loss medications like metformin and Topamax. ... For type 2 diabetes, you may take a metformin tablet with meals two or three times a day. Dosages may differ when taking it for weight ...