Metformin protects the hearts of people with Type 1 diabetes, according to the results of the MERIT clinical trial. Metf…
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Metformin and Type 1 Diabetes – An Experiment
Metformin is not usually prescribed for Type 1 diabetes, but over the past couple years, inspired in part by Mike’…
Volunteers Needed for NIH Diabetes Study
If you've been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the last 5 years, you may be eligible to help scientists test treatment…
Why Isn’t Everyone Taking Metformin?
It seems like every week there’s a new reason to be happy to be taking metformin. Last week (or was it two weeks ago) a …
Diabetes and Dementia: Is Metformin the New Aspirin?
Research suggests there is a close relationship between diabetes and dementia (and more specifically, diabetes and Alzhe…
Metformin Works Differently Than Previously Thought
New research from the University of Pennsylvania has discovered that the most popular type 2 diabetes medication, metfor…
Patient Power: I Discovered Metformin Myself
For the past few days I’ve been in a good mood. It seems as if I have finally found a way to deal with my biggest diabet…
Diabetes and Cancer: Can Metformin Treat Both?
The association between diabetes and cancer was first noted over 100 years ago, but physicians have become increasingly …
Children with Type 2 Diabetes do Better with Avandia
The results of a randomized clinical trial funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease…
A Surprising Visit to the Diabetes Clinic: Metformin, Also for Type 1 Diabetes
Yesterday I went to the diabetes clinic for my tri-annual visit. I went there feeling guilty and ready to be scolded for…