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Understanding metformin's mechanism in reducing blood sugar

Millions of people take metformin, a Type 2 diabetes medication that lowers blood sugar. The "wonder drug" has also been ...
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Metformin Rewired: Scientists Finally Explain the Drug’s Mysterious Wide-Ranging Health Benefits

For more than 60 years, metformin has been the world’s most prescribed diabetes drug, best known for lowering blood sugar. But doctors have long noticed that its benefits go far beyond diabetes — from ...