Metformin Weird Side Effects (& Why They Occur)

Metformin Weird Side Effects (& Why They Occur)

Metformin is a medication used as a treatment for Type 2 Diabetes to lower blood glucose levels. The most common side effects of metformin include diarrhea; however, there are many other more weird and atypical side effects that occur (in some cases) quite frequently that we will discuss in this lesson.

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REFERENCES:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-67338-2#:~:text=The%20metformin%20users%20were%20associated,as%20compared%20with%20non%2Dusers.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38417132/#:~:text=Conclusion%3A%20This%20population%2Dbased%20cohort,patients%20with%20type%202%20diabetes.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4175343/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK518983/

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