As an adjunct to diet and exercise, metformin is the most widely prescribed FDA-approved oral hypoglycemic medication for type 2 diabetes. It reduces blood glucose levels by decreasing glucose production in the liver, decreasing intestinal glucose absorption, and increasing insulin sensitivity.
Other potentially powerful properties include reduction of all-cause mortality associated with multiple diseases, including: pre-diabetes, cancer, inflammation, neurodegeneration, cardiovascular disease, liver disease, and many other age-related pathologies*.