metformin
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- noun
- /mɛtˈfɔrmɪn/
- Specialized
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metformina
- Mrs. M is a 65-year-old with type 2 diabetes who takes metformin 1g twice a day.
- metformin used to treat
- taking metformin
- metformin-treated patients
Today, the mechanism by which metformin works is debated hotly.
- Today, the mechanism by which metformin works is debated hotly.
- If glucose is high, prescribe metformin and so on and so forth.
- So I opted out of that and I'm trying the metformin, but hopefully it works.
- So you take Metformin daily and you also take NMN.
- And if it tends to run high, you can go, oh, I take metformin for that.
- And metformin is one of the safest drugs in the world.
- OK, Yet a huge share of diabetics do not take their Metformin.
- I take about a gramme of metformin every day, right, which reduces blood glucose levels.
- And AMPK is activated by a bunch of things, which include being hungry and exercising or taking the drug metformin.
- I didn't take metformin before I got diabetes until recently because I just wasn't sure it was worth the risk versus the reward.
- I do take metformin only with my rapamycin.
- Let's call it things such as metformin.
Examples
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My friend takes metformin every day to keep her blood sugar within a healthy range.
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And so I was prescribed metformin in an effort to reduce inflammation in my body.
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The first one is, can metformin cause weight loss?
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The most common example is metformin for diabetes.
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And if it tends to run high, you can go, oh, I take metformin for that.
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Metformin may be used when the benefits of improving HbA1c outweigh the risks.
Academic text (2015) -
While most patients start on cheap generic diabetes pills, such as metformin, many need insulin as their disease progresses.
Blog text (14) -
Patients treated with insulin alone gain significantly more weight than those treated with insulin plus metformin (4.4 kg versus 0.5 kg).
Academic text (2012) -
Many patients with type 2 diabetes rely on metformin to help control their blood sugar levels.
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Doctors often prescribe metformin to manage diabetes effectively alongside lifestyle changes.
Synonyms
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A medicine containing metformin that lowers blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes
A medicine that lowers blood sugar to treat diabetes
Medicine that lowers blood sugar to treat diabetes
How Effective
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Metformin comes from the chemical name dimethylbiguanide: the met part is from methyl, meaning a 'small chemical part', and formin links it to other medicines in the biguanide family like phenformin. That's why metformin is the medicine from that family used to 'lower blood sugar' in type 2 diabetes.