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2. 7 Benefits of Metformin (Including Weight Loss) - AOL

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   However, early studies (on rats, not humans) show that metformin may slow aging and increase life expectancy. This seems to result from the drug’s known antioxidant effect and its ability to ...

3. Metformin - Wikipedia

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   The H 2-receptor antagonist cimetidine causes an increase in the plasma concentration of metformin by reducing clearance of metformin by the kidneys; [104] both metformin and cimetidine are cleared from the body by tubular secretion, and both, particularly the cationic (positively charged) form of cimetidine, may compete for the same transport ...

4. What is metformin, the old diabetes drug some people are ...

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   Metformin is a trusted treatment for type 2 diabetes, but some people are being prescribed the drug for weight loss. (Getty Images) (Francis Dean via Getty Images)

5. Top aging expert says these 4 FDA-approved drugs hold promise ...

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   Extend health span by reducing the risk of disease at the end of life. ... Metformin . Metformin, which has been around for 60 years, is the most prescribed type 2 diabetes drug.

6. Diabetes management - Wikipedia

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   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] In addition, the medication also works to help increase the effects of insulin on muscle cells, which take in glucose. [35]

7. Type 2 diabetes - Wikipedia

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   Type 2 diabetes is typically a chronic disease associated with a ten-year-shorter life expectancy. [ 10 ] [ 26 ] This is partly due to a number of complications with which it is associated, including: two to four times the risk of cardiovascular disease, including ischemic heart disease and stroke; a 20-fold increase in lower limb amputations ...

8. Is There a "Best Time" to Take Metformin? - AOL

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   Timing is everything for many things in life — including when to take medication like metformin, sold under the brand names Glucophage, Fortamet, Riomet, and Glumetza.

9. Life expectancy - Wikipedia

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   Life expectancy development in some big countries of the world since 1960 Life expectancy at birth, measured by region, between 1950 and 2050 Life expectancy by world region, from 1770 to 2018 Human life expectancy is a statistical measure of the estimate of the average remaining years of life at a given age.