Interested in an oral alternative to Ozempic injections? You might be considering metformin, an FDA-approved type 2 diabetes medication that also results in weight loss. While a pill is certainly more ...

Metformin vs. Ozempic: What’s the Difference? Metformin (Fortamet, Glumetza) and semaglutide (Ozempic, Rybelsus) are medicines that treat type 2 diabetes. They both lower blood sugar, but they work ...

Medically reviewed by Erika Prouty, PharmD Many medications can help people with diabetes manage their blood sugar. While ...

If you have type 2 diabetes, there's a good chance your doctor will recommend you start taking the drug metformin, which helps control the amount of glucose, or sugar, you have in your body. "It ...

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Although metformin has been the go-to medication to manage type 2 diabetes for more than 60 years, researchers still do not have a complete picture of how it works. Scientists at Baylor College of ...