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

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   2. Alleviates Hunger. Metformin improves how well your cells respond to insulin. This helps regulate your blood sugar levels and manage spikes in insulin that can trigger hunger and food cravings.

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

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   Metformin is an oral medication commonly prescribed to manage type 2 diabetes. Experts explain how to know if the drug is working or not. ... good sleep quality and stress reduction, says Dr ...

5. Metformin - Wikipedia

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   Metformin inhibits cyclic AMP production, blocking the action of glucagon, and thereby reducing fasting glucose levels. [117] Metformin also induces a profound shift in the faecal microbial community profile in diabetic mice, and this may contribute to its mode of action possibly through an effect on glucagon-like peptide-1 secretion. [108]

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. Diabetes - Wikipedia

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   Type 2 diabetes is generally treated with medication that is taken by mouth (e.g. metformin) although some eventually require injectable treatment with insulin or GLP-1 agonists. [131] Metformin is generally recommended as a first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes, as there is good evidence that it decreases mortality. [7]