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Please describe the medication: metformin?
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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.
Answered 12/9/2013
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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.
Answered 3/11/2014
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