Interested in an oral alternative to Ozempic injections? You might be considering metformin, an FDA-approved type 2 diabetes medication that also results in weight loss. While a pill is certainly more ...

Metformin is the first therapy for almost everyone with type 2 diabetes, but studies show that the drug creates a risk of vitamin B12 deficiency. Your clinician should test your B12 levels regularly ...

When Is the Best Time of Day to Take Metformin? We get it — no one enjoys taking medications. It’s just another thing to tackle on your neverending to-do list. If you’ve been prescribed metformin, it ...

New research now suggests that stopping diabetes drug metformin early may up the risk of developing thinking and memory problems as patients age. File Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI Millions of people with ...

Metformin, a widely used diabetes medication, may have unexpected effects on the brain, in addition to its known role in ...

HAMBURG, Germany -- Giving metformin early on to women with gestational diabetes failed to show a statistically significant benefit for the phase III EMERGE trial's primary endpoint, but secondary ...

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 ...