Medically reviewed by Femi Aremu, PharmD Foods to avoid while taking metformin include high-sugar foods, high-sodium foods, processed foods, fatty foods, and alcohol. Instead, it's best to focus on ...

GOG286B reported efficacy findings and new exploratory outcomes on the combination of metformin, paclictaxel, and carboplatin ...

Metformin is a commonly prescribed medication taken to help control blood sugar in adults and children 10 years and older with type 2 diabetes. It is usually taken along with diet and exercise ...

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Objective Many societies recommend using estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) rather than serum creatinine (sCr) to determine metformin eligibility. We examined the potential impact of ...

Saxagliptin, metformin HCl (ext-rel); 5mg/500mg, 5mg/1000mg, 2.5mg/1000mg; tabs. Saxagliptin is a competitive DPP4 inhibitor that slows the inactivation of the incretin hormones, thereby ...

The common diabetes drug metformin works partly by excreting sugar from the bloodstream into the intestines, where gut bacteria then convert it into chemicals that improve the insulin response.

Glipizide/metformin HCl; 2.5mg/250mg, 2.5mg/500mg, 5mg/500mg; tabs. Adjunct to diet and exercise in type 2 diabetes, as initial therapy or as second-line therapy when response to a sulfonylurea or ...

In May 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended that some makers of metformin extended release remove some of their tablets from the United States market. This is because an ...

Metformin is prescribed for type 2 diabetes. It's a generic medication available as the brand-name drugs Fortamet and Glumetza. It comes as an oral tablet. The cost of metformin can vary ...

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