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What does metformin do for therapeutic purposes? wiki doesn't allude to much besides diabetes treatment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metformin https://en.wik
by trenning 7y ago
What does metformin do for therapeutic purposes? wiki doesn't allude to much besides diabetes treatment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metformin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metformin
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- Diederich 7y agoLook under the Research section: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metformin#Research https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metformin#Research It's the last entry. Relevant links: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4613459/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4613459/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1568163717301472?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S156816371... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28802803-metformin-reduces-all-cause-mortality-and-diseases-of-ageing-independent-of-its-effect-on-diabetes-control-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28802803-metformin-reduces-a... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5943638/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5943638/
- trenning 7y agothanks I missed that section!
- TylerE 7y agoBasically, the TLDR is that it makes the insulin your body produces work better. The nice thing about it is that it can't drive your blood sugar low.