You might be considering metformin, an FDA-approved type 2 diabetes medication that also results in weight loss. While a pill is certainly more appealing than an injection, side effects are always ...

If you’ve been prescribed metformin, it may be because you have prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, weight ...

A randomized controlled trial demonstrated a significantly reduced incidence of type 2 diabetes among individuals with ...

Our objective was to determine whether metformin treatment causes weight loss and improves obesity-related comorbidities in obese children, who are insulin-resistant. Conclusions—Metformin had ...

Impact on brown adipose tissue: Berberine may lower weight by increasing brown adipose tissue, a type of fat tissue that ...

While older anti-obesity drugs may lead to less weight loss than semaglutide and tirzepatide, they remain useful tools in ...

Metformin, a widely used medication for type 2 diabetes, may also help slow cognitive decline and reduce the risk of dementia, according to a study from UNSW Sydney. The research suggests that ...

HealthDay News — In a guideline published online December 9 in Schizophrenia Bulletin, recommendations are presented for the use of metformin to prevent antipsychotic-induced weight gain (AIWG).

Your healthcare provider may give you additional instructions depending on what you’re taking metformin for — i.e., as a diabetes medication or a weight loss treatment. For example ...