When a type 2 diabetic enters remission after losing weight and/or gastric bypass, they are typically kept on metformin forever, because it's cheap and they obv

When a type 2 diabetic enters remission after losing weight and/or gastric bypass, they are typically kept on metformin forever, because it's cheap and they obviously have a risk factor for diabetes. Metformin is very, very widely prescribed. That said, lactic acidosis, while rare, can actually kill you. So I wouldn't take metformin without consulting a doctor.