Metformin has been prescribed to people with type 2 diabetes to manage blood sugar for more than 60 years, but scientists ...

A Garvan-led clinical trial has found that using a common and inexpensive type 2 diabetes drug reduces insulin needs in type ...

Experts recommend speaking to a doctor before changing medication routines. A new study suggests metformin, one of the most ...

Not only can the drug metformin help to effectively manage type 2 diabetes, but it may also give older women a better chance ...

Metformin appears to blunt improvements in blood pressure, fitness and blood sugar control that normally come from regular ...

A widely prescribed diabetes drug may be sabotaging one of the most trusted strategies for preventing the disease: exercise.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/CNN)-- A widely-used diabetes drug is being recalled after manufacturers found it contained unacceptably high levels of a cancer-causing contaminant. Indian pharmaceutical company ...

When Is the Best Time to Take Metformin? Timing is everything for many things in life — including when to take medication like metformin, sold under the brand names Glucophage, Fortamet, Riomet, and ...

A Rutgers University study found that metformin reduces exercise-related gains in blood vessel function, aerobic fitness and ...

Rutgers scientists found that metformin can blunt many of the metabolic and cardiovascular improvements normally produced by ...

The META-AF trial found fewer recurrences of atrial arrhythmias, a benefit unexplained by weight loss or glycemic control.

A recall has been ordered for a high-profile diabetes drug after producers discovered it contained alarmingly high levels of a cancer-causing impurity. Marksans Pharma Limited has recalled metformin ...