metformin
noun
met·for·min
met-ˈfȯr-mən 
: a drug used in the form of its hydrochloride C4H11N5·HCl especially to treat type 2 diabetes
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Taking metformin can reduce insulin resistance, thereby decreasing cancer risk.
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Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 July 2024
There was a lower risk of stomach cancer calculated, but the finding was not statistically significant.
Gaps and goals
The GLP-1 drugs did not show such promising results against metformin in the study.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 9 July 2024
For the study, researchers compared cancer diagnoses within 15 years of starting semaglutide and other diabetes treatments, including metformin and insulin, in more than 1.2 million people.
—Kristen Fischer, Health, 25 June 2024
Researchers randomly assigned participants to different groups, including one in which intermittent fasting was combined with a meal replacement diet; and another that involved taking either the diabetes drug metformin or empagliflozin without any changes to their usual eating habits.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 24 June 2024
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Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 July 2024
There was a lower risk of stomach cancer calculated, but the finding was not statistically significant.
Gaps and goals
The GLP-1 drugs did not show such promising results against metformin in the study.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 9 July 2024
For the study, researchers compared cancer diagnoses within 15 years of starting semaglutide and other diabetes treatments, including metformin and insulin, in more than 1.2 million people.
—Kristen Fischer, Health, 25 June 2024
Researchers randomly assigned participants to different groups, including one in which intermittent fasting was combined with a meal replacement diet; and another that involved taking either the diabetes drug metformin or empagliflozin without any changes to their usual eating habits.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 24 June 2024
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metformin
noun
met·for·min
met-ˈfȯr-mən
: an antidiabetic drug used in the form of its hydrochloride C4H11N5·HCl especially to treat type 2 diabetes in patients unresponsive to or intolerant of approved sulfonylurea drugs
Note: Trademarks for preparations containing metformin include Glucophage, Glucovance, Invokamet, Janumet, Jentadueto, and Kombiglyze.
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