There are still many enigmas about the mechanism of action of metformin, the most prescribed drug to treat diabetes mellitus, also known as type 2 diabetes. Now, a review article published in the ...

Though Ozempic launched into the pop culture lexicon in late 2022, the drug, once known for its catchy commercial jingle, achieved Food & Drug Administration approval for A1C management in 2017.

Before the explosive popularity of GLP-1 weight loss drugs, another "wonder drug," metformin, has been at work lowering blood sugar levels for patients with Type 2 diabetes for decades, but scientists ...

A cheap, century-old medication can improve life for people with type 1 diabetes, according to new research. A clinical trial in Australia found that the type 2 diabetes drug metformin reduces insulin ...

A clinical trial found that metformin, a drug typically used for type 2 diabetes, reduced insulin requirements by around 12% ...

Recent research from Stanford University and Harvard Medical School (both MA, USA) has used a combination of mouse models, human blood samples and statistical analysis to reveal the mechanism behind ...

Consequently, those with type 1 diabetes must administer insulin for the rest of their lives to regulate blood sugar levels.

A Thai hospital’s new fast-track dialysis protocol cut deaths from a rare metformin complication nearly in half. The study ...