Metformin Therapy Center

 Understanding Metformin Handout (pdf)  What every patient needs to know about metformin. Why it was recommended, how to be successful with metformin, what it is and how it works, what to expect with metformin, what to do if you are having nausea, and what ot expect as you continue to …

Metformin was associated with a dose-dependent decrease in risk for hepatocellular carcinoma among diabetic patients….

Metformin outperforms other diabetes treatments in a new study…. 

The results suggest that drug-naive type 2 diabetic patients with low beta-cell function would benefit the most from early initial combination therapy of sitagliptin and metformin….

Dr. Vinik talks about the use of metformin and the problems of B12 deficiency, but also explains how metformin may be able to slow down the proliferation of cancer cells.  

Metformin might offer a therapy for nervous system damage…. 

Two-year results suggest that the use of the DPP-4 inhibitor linagliptin is as effective as glimepiride in treating diabetic patients who are inadequately controlled with metformin…. 

In patients with type 2 diabetes taking metformin, vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with higher levels of peripheral neuropathy….

In laboratory rat and cell-culture experiments, the scientists found that metformin substantially reduced the effects of …. 

The long-term benefit for type 2 patients using metformin along with insulin is….