New Metformin Test (AccuType Metformin) helpful in determining effectiveness
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Yusuf SaleebyPosted
Tue 24 May 2011 9:04am
Metformin: Glucose Control & Weight Loss
New Metformin Test (AccuType Metformin) helpful in determining effectiveness
by Yusuf M. Saleeby, MD
For more than forty years the drug named Metformin (Glucophage® manufactured by Merck, but now available generic as the patent has expired) has been used to treat Type II diabetics with ...
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Metformin and Lung Cancer Teleconference
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Mark Pool, MDPosted
Mon 30 Aug 2010 8:48am
AACR is sponsoring a teleconference on Wednesday, September 1 on the potential role of metformin in treating lung cancer. Should be interesting.
Metformin and Lung Cancer Teleconference .
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WHAT IS THE METFORMIN DOING?
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Martha K.Posted
Mon 22 Sep 2008 10:09am2 Comments
Believe it or not, the old diabetes drug Metformin has been named as a significant anti-aging drug. To understand why this is so, we need to look at what Metformin does.
Metformin prevents the liver from making so much glucose, so when you take metformin, your fasting blood sugar (when you wake up in the morning) is usually lower
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Metformin-induced Lactic Acidosis
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Matt S.Posted
Fri 13 Nov 2009 12:00amMetformin is the only hypoglycemic agent proven to reduce mortality in Type 2 DM. As such, we really should be making every effort to prescribe it, and keep patients taking it. Unfortunately, mostly due to it's relationship to parent compound phenformin, metformin has developed a reputation for causing lactic acidosis (LA). Prescribing
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Metformin May Worsen Peripheral ...
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Dr. Rubens D.Posted
Mon 25 Jan 2010 5:09pmMetformin May Worsen Peripheral Neuropathy
Study finds drug associated with vitamin B12 deficiency and elevated levels of other nutrients
26 jan 2010-- Metformin treatment of type 2 diabetes is associated with vitamin B12 deficiency and more severe peripheral neuropathy, according to a study in the January issue of Diabetes Care
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METFORMIN TO THE RESCUE
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Martha K.Posted
Mon 16 Jun 2008 6:11pm
) and Type 2 (insulin resistance.) Because of the tragic way I came to use insulin, I did not follow the usual route of Metformin or glucophage as a stepping stone to manage blood sugar before the use of insulin.
My doctor agreed that I needed Metformin a few weeks ago. I have done everything I can to manage my blood sugar by diet, exercise
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METFORMIN Therapy "Could Extend Lives"
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John ShelmetPosted
Sat 03 Oct 2009 10:02pm
A British research team, publishing in the journal Science, have shown that METFORMIN therapy in mice can extend lifespan by as much as 20%. The mechanism proposed is that a particular genetic pathway is blocked by METFORMIN therapy.
By the way, that's 160 days for mice, but could translate to 15 years for humans.
Scientists believe that the drug
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Metformin: an anti-diabetic drug that is also anti-aging?
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Dr. Chris P.Posted
Tue 09 Feb 2010 11:45pm
To the growing list of small-molecule drugs that have a measurable effect on lifespan or healthspan (e.g., resveratrol and rapamycin) we should add metformin, an anti-diabetic drug that has shown promise as a calorie restriction mimetic. Onken & Driscoll determined some of the genetic requirements for metformin’s anti-aging properties in the worm
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