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2. Metformin - Wikipedia

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   A 2017 review found that people with diabetes who were taking metformin had lower all-cause mortality. [231] They also had reduced cancer and cardiovascular disease compared with those on other therapies. [231] In people without diabetes, metformin does not appear to reduce the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease. [237]

3. Metformin may be as safe as insulin to treat diabetes during ...

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   Metformin has been prescribed to people with type 2 diabetes across the globe for more than 60 years — including pregnant women. While metformin is a simpler medication, insulin has been the go ...

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

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   The official use of metformin is to lower blood sugar for people with type 2 diabetes. Metformin does this by improving the body’s response to insulin while decreasing the amount of blood sugar ...

5. Gestational diabetes - Wikipedia

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   Gestational diabetes is a condition in which a woman without diabetes develops high blood sugar levels during pregnancy. [2] Gestational diabetes generally results in few symptoms ; [ 2 ] however, obesity increases the rate of pre-eclampsia, cesarean sections, and embryo macrosomia, as well as gestational diabetes. [ 2 ]

6. Hypoglycemia - Wikipedia

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   The symptoms of low blood sugar alone are not specific enough to characterize a hypoglycemic episode. [2] A single blood sugar reading below 70 mg/dL is also not specific enough to characterize a hypoglycemic episode. [2] Whipple's triad is a set of three conditions that need to be met to accurately characterize a hypoglycemic episode. [2]

7. 4 Tips for Knowing When to Take Metformin - AOL

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   Whether you’re taking metformin for weight loss, type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), or another medical condition entirely, you want to get the most out of your ...

8. Use of popular diabetes drug in preconception or early ... - AOL

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   The medication is now the most commonly prescribed oral drug for type 2 diabetes, and, before taking metformin, people are recommended to tell their doctor if they plan to become pregnant, are ...

9. Diabetes management - Wikipedia

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   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 nutrients and oxygen to the organs in the body. [4] By affecting the blood flow, diabetes increases the risk of other ...