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2. 6 Benefits of Taking Metformin (Besides Weight Loss) - AOL

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   Metformin can help with weight loss by reducing appetite and improving insulin sensitivity, which can help your body store less excess fat. The medication may have especially beneficial effects ...

3. Diabetes medication - Wikipedia

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   Diabetes medication. 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 ...

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

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   Metformin helps manage blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes in a few different ways: It helps the body respond better to the insulin it makes naturally, decreases the amount of sugar the ...

5. 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. [215] [216] Metformin has been studied for its effects on multiple other conditions, including:

6. GLP-1 receptor agonist - Wikipedia

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   GLP-1 receptor agonist. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, also known as GLP-1 analogs, GLP-1DAs or incretin mimetics, [1] are a class of anorectic drugs that reduce blood sugar and energy intake by activating the GLP-1 receptor. They mimic the actions of the endogenous incretin hormone GLP-1 that is released by the gut after ...

7. Here’s How to Know If Your Metformin Is Working or Not - AOL

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   Metformin is an ‘insulin sensitizer’ which is different from using injectable insulin or other type 2 diabetes medications that work by increasing the body’s insulin production, adds Ashita ...