Often used in type 2 diabetes care.
Medicine detail
Metformin
Often used in type 2 diabetes care.
metformin
N,N-dimethylbiguanide
Glucophage, Glumetza, Fortamet, Riomet
metformin tablets, metformin ER, METFORMIN
Track dose, meals if relevant, glucose readings, and GI symptoms.
Clinical links
Linked conditions and symptoms
Heart Failure
Commonly used in diabetes, metabolic, weight, kidney, or heart-risk care depending on the specific medicine and indication.
Gestational Diabetes
Commonly used in diabetes, metabolic, weight, kidney, or heart-risk care depending on the specific medicine and indication.
Metabolic Syndrome
Commonly used in diabetes, metabolic, weight, kidney, or heart-risk care depending on the specific medicine and indication.
Obesity
Commonly used in diabetes, metabolic, weight, kidney, or heart-risk care depending on the specific medicine and indication.
Prediabetes
Commonly used in diabetes, metabolic, weight, kidney, or heart-risk care depending on the specific medicine and indication.
Type 1 Diabetes
Commonly used in diabetes, metabolic, weight, kidney, or heart-risk care depending on the specific medicine and indication.
Type 2 Diabetes
Commonly used in diabetes, metabolic, weight, kidney, or heart-risk care depending on the specific medicine and indication.
Chronic Kidney Disease
Commonly used in diabetes, metabolic, weight, kidney, or heart-risk care depending on the specific medicine and indication.
Excessive thirst
Commonly used in diabetes, metabolic, weight, kidney, or heart-risk care depending on the specific medicine and indication.
Frequent hunger
Commonly used in diabetes, metabolic, weight, kidney, or heart-risk care depending on the specific medicine and indication.
High blood sugar symptoms
Commonly used in diabetes, metabolic, weight, kidney, or heart-risk care depending on the specific medicine and indication.
Low blood sugar symptoms
Commonly used in diabetes, metabolic, weight, kidney, or heart-risk care depending on the specific medicine and indication.
Shakiness
Commonly used in diabetes, metabolic, weight, kidney, or heart-risk care depending on the specific medicine and indication.
Sweating episodes
Commonly used in diabetes, metabolic, weight, kidney, or heart-risk care depending on the specific medicine and indication.
Unintentional weight changes
Commonly used in diabetes, metabolic, weight, kidney, or heart-risk care depending on the specific medicine and indication.
Frequent urination
Commonly used in diabetes, metabolic, weight, kidney, or heart-risk care depending on the specific medicine and indication.
Research
Related NIH/NLM study links
Diabetes Prevention Program and metformin research
NIH diabetes prevention research is a major category for metformin-related prevention and metabolic-risk evidence.