Metformin - Treating Type 2 Diabetes

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What is metformin used for?

Metformin is a medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes. It's also used to help prevent type 2 diabetes if you're at high risk of developing it. Type 2 diabetes is a condition where the body does not make enough insulin, or the insulin that it makes does not work properly.

How does metformin treat type 2 diabetes?

Metformin is one of the most commonly used medication for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. It is from a class of drugs called biguanides, that are used to treat diabetes by lowering the levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood. It’s usually prescribed when diet and exercise alone have not been enough to control your blood glucose levels.

What are the different types of metformin?

In other areas of the world, there is also Obimet, Gluformin, Dianben, Diabex, Diaformin, Metsol, Siofor, Metfogamma and Glifor. There are several formulations of Metformin available to the market, and all but the liquid form have generic equivalents.

When was metformin invented?

Sterne was the first to try metformin on humans for the treatment of diabetes; he coined the name "Glucophage" (glucose eater) for the medication and published his results in 1957. Metformin became available in the British National Formulary in 1958. It was sold in the UK by a small Aron subsidiary called Rona.

What are the different brands of metformin?

Brand names: Axpinet, Diagemet, Glucient, Glucophage, Metabet. Find out how metformin treats type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes and polycystic ovary syndrome, and how to take it. NHS medicines information on metformin – what it's used for, side effects, dosage and who can take it.

Is metformin a good antidiabetic?

Metformin is an FDA-approved antidiabetic agent that manages high blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes patients. It reduces glucose absorption from the intestines, lowers liver glucose production, and improves insulin sensitivity. Metformin is recommended with dietary changes and exercise for better results.

How effective is metformin for type 2 diabetes?

The American Diabetes Association and the American College of Physicians both recommend metformin as a first-line agent to treat type 2 diabetes. It is as effective as repaglinide and more effective than all other oral drugs for type 2 diabetes.

What Is Metformin

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