{"id":73420,"date":"2025-11-14T13:32:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T08:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=73420"},"modified":"2025-11-14T14:22:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T08:52:09","slug":"metformin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/metformin\/","title":{"rendered":"Metformin"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Metformin Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metformin may weaken the benefits of exercise, a new study suggests.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Metformin<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metformin (1,1-dimethylbiguanide hydrochloride) is an <\/span><b>anti-diabetic medication <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(biguanide).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is commonly prescribed to <\/span><b>help manage type 2 diabetes.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metformin works in a few different ways to <\/span><b>help keep your blood glucose (sugar) from getting too high.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metformin <\/span><b>decreases the amount of glucose your body absorbs <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from things you eat and drink.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metformin <\/span><b>reduces the amount of glucose that your liver makes.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metformin also <\/span><b>helps your body\u2019s own insulin to work better. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Insulin is a hormone that helps your body use glucose as a source of energy.)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>most widely used glucose-lowering medication used around the world.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\">Metformin, <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">listed among the World Health Organization\u2019s essential medicines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> since 2011, is <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">generally safe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">may cause mild gastrointestinal upsets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, give a <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">metallic taste,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or, <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">rarely, may cause lactic acidosis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (a buildup of lactic acid in your blood) in kidney-impaired patients.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/metformin-diabetes-lower-exercise-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MNT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metformin is an anti-diabetic medication (biguanide). 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