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Is metformin a blood thinner?
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No it's not.: It's used to lower blood sugar in people with diabetes. Take care! http://www.Drugs.Com/metformin.Html.
Answered 12/3/2018
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"Thinner"=Misleading: Blood viscosity is primarily due to surface adhesiveness of red blood cells. Blood viscosity is ↓ed in anemia (RBCs farther apart), but this is not healthy. All the agents commonly referred to as "thinners" either ↓ blood clotting or stimulate blood clot destruction proteins. Thus all are anti-clotting agents (do not ↓ blood viscosity), are recommended to ↓ clots inside blood vessels & ↑ bleeding.
Answered 4/5/2019
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