Metformin is widely known as a diabetes medication, but its use extends beyond treating type 2 diabetes. Doctors now often prescribe Metformin for pre-diabetes, a condition where blood sugar is ...

Metformin use lowers the risk for gout by 32% in individuals with prediabetes; however, the treatment doesn't change serum urate or C-reactive protein levels. Individuals with prediabetes not only are ...

HealthDay News — For U.S. adults with prediabetes, the prevalence of metformin use is 0.7%, according to a study published online April 3 in Diabetes Care. Eva Tseng, MD, from Johns Hopkins University ...

Metformin is the most widely prescribed drug in the world to treat Type 2 diabetes, and it's been around for more than 60 years. But now, researchers are learning more about this popular medicine's ...

Among individuals with prediabetes, metformin use was significantly associated with a reduced risk for gout. Among individuals with prediabetes, metformin use was significantly associated with a ...

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MADRID — Metformin is taken every day by more than 200 million people worldwide. Its value as a glucose-lowering agent has been established for decades. But does metformin hold similar promise for ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old woman who isn’t prediabetic or diabetic. My BMI is 31.2. My doctor has prescribed a trial of metformin for weight loss as an alternative to starting Ozempic or one ...