Metformin is a trusted treatment for type 2 diabetes, but some people are being prescribed the drug for weight loss. (Getty Images) But what exactly does metformin do, and is it effective for weight ...

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 ...

Diabetes drugs may be doing more than managing blood sugar, they could also shape cancer biology in unexpected ways.

Various factors determine the best time to take your blood sugar medications, including how the medication works and its side effects.

The drug metformin has been used to control blood sugar in many patients with Type 2 diabetes for more than two decades. Now scientists at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, have amassed evidence ...

A farmer from Leicestershire was the first person to be recruited to the UK arm of a trial which will assess whether ...

Metformin is one of the most common medications used to lower blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes. It works by limiting the amount of glucose your liver releases and helping your cells use more ...

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A popular diabetes drug could be linked to major birth defects, according to researchers. In a study from Stanford University, the University of Southern Denmark and Copenhagen University, published ...

Metformin is an old drug. In its earliest form, it was an extract from lilacs and was purportedly used in the 1700s to treat what the French called “sweet urine disease,” which we now know as diabetes ...