Please describe the medication: metformin?

Diabetes medication: Used with diet and exercise to control blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes. May be used alone or with other medicines. It is an oral antidiabetic drug in the biguanide class.

Drug for diabetes: That reduces liver production of glucose- other benefits: can't cause low blood sugar when used alone, likely cariovascular benefit, may reduce complications of diabetes, may reduce cancer risk in patients with diabetes.