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Metformin is a medication commonly prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes. It belongs to a class of drugs called biguanides. Metformin works by reducing the amount of glucose produced by the liver and improving the body's response to insulin.
How Metformin works?
- Reducing glucose production: Metformin inhibits the liver's production of glucose. Normally, the liver produces glucose even when blood sugar levels are high. By reducing this glucose production, metformin helps lower blood sugar levels.
- Improving insulin sensitivity: Metformin helps the body become more sensitive to insulin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar levels. In type 2 diabetes, the body becomes resistant to insulin, leading to elevated blood sugar levels. Metformin helps the body use insulin more effectively, allowing glucose to enter the cells and be used for energy.
- Slowing glucose absorption: Metformin also slows down the absorption of glucose from the intestines into the bloodstream. This helps prevent a rapid increase in blood sugar levels after meals.
Overall, metformin helps lower blood sugar levels by reducing glucose production, improving insulin sensitivity, and slowing glucose absorption. It is often prescribed alongside lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise to effectively manage type 2 diabetes.
Synonyms of Metformin
- metformin
- 657-24-9
- 1,1-Dimethylbiguanide
- N,N-dimethylimidodicarbonimidic diamide
- Fluamine
- Metiguanide
- Dimethylbiguanide
- Flumamine
- Gliguanid
- Haurymelin
- Metformine
- Melbin
- Imidodicarbonimidic diamide, N,N-dimethyl-
- N,N-Dimethylbiguanide
- Diabetosan
- Islotin
- Diabex
- Dimethyldiguanide
- N1,N1-Dimethylbiguanide
- DMGG
- NNDG
- N,N-Dimethyldiguanide
- Metformina
- Metforminum
- Glifage
- Glumetza
- Siofor
- Dimethylbiguanidine
- Metformina [DCIT]
- Dimethylguanylguanidine
- Metformina [Spanish]
- Metformine [INN-French]
- Metforminum [INN-Latin]
- LA-6023
- BIGUANIDE, 1,1-DIMETHYL-
- Metformin [USAN:INN:BAN]
- 3-(diaminomethylidene)-1,1-dimethylguanidine
- Dimethylbiguanid
- 1,1-Dimethyl biguanide
- C4H11N5
- Metformin extended release
- EINECS 211-517-8
- [14C]metformin
- [14C]-metformin
- CCRIS 9321
- CHEBI:6801
- DTXSID2023270
- UNII-9100L32L2N
- Metformin (USAN/INN)
- N,N-dimethylguanylguanidine
- 9100L32L2N
- CHEMBL1431
- DTXCID803270
- Imidodicarbonimidic diamide-, N,N-dimethyl-
- Glucophage (TN)
- Gen-Metformin
- MLS000028493
- Nu-Metformin
- NCGC00016564-01
- SMR000058277
- CAS-1115-70-4
- Dianben
- Obimet
- Diaformin (TN)
- N-dimethylbiguanide
- Fortamet (TN)
- Glumetza (TN)
- Dianben (TN)
- Diabex (TN)
- Metforminum (Latin)
- Obimet (TN)
- Riomet (TN)
- DMBG
- Glucophage (Salt/Mix)
- METFORMIN [INN]
- n',n'-dimethylbiguanide
- METFORMIN [MI]
- METFORMIN [USAN]
- Prestwick0_000004
- Prestwick1_000004
- Prestwick2_000004
- Prestwick3_000004
- METFORMIN [VANDF]
- N,N-Dimethylguanylguanidin
- D09AYI
- D0D7LA
- METFORMIN [WHO-DD]
- SCHEMBL8944
- BSPBio_000007
- BSPBio_002314
- KBioGR_002310
- KBioSS_002312
- cid_14219
- LA 6023 (Salt/Mix)
- Metformin [USAN:BAN:INN]
- BIDD:GT0697
- SPBio_001928
- N(1),N(1)-dimethylbiguanide
- BPBio1_000009
- GTPL4503
- GTPL4779
- SCHEMBL9913821
- SCHEMBL10276396
- BDBM57047
- KBio2_002310
- KBio2_004878
- KBio2_007446
- KBio3_002790
- A10BA02
- cMAP_000016
- HMS2089D19
- CS-BB-00029
- HY-B0627
- Tox21_302370
- BBL012337
- BDBM50229665
- C4-H11-N5
- HSCI1_000295
- MFCD00242652
- NSC813213
- s5958
- STK011633
- STL483693
- STL484070
- N,N-Dimethyltriimidodicarbonic diamide
- AKOS000121065
- AKOS005206848
- AKOS015966566
- CCG-102605
- DB00331
- NSC-813213
- 3-carbamimidoyl-1,1-dimethyl-guanidine
- NCGC00016564-02
- NCGC00016564-03
- NCGC00016564-05
- NCGC00016564-07
- NCGC00188959-01
- NCGC00255255-01
- AC-32484
- AS-65365
- CAS-657-24-9
- LS-43899
- Imidodicarbonimidico diamida, N,N-dimetil-
- SBI-0206876.P001
- 1-carbamimidamido-N,N-dimethylmethanimidamide
- CS-0009563
- FT-0628266
- EN300-23696
- A19551
- C07151
- D04966
- D72476
- EN300-746417
- Q19484
- (E)-3-[Amino(dimethylamino)methylidene]guanidine
- 1-[(E)-amino(dimethylamino)methylidene]guanidine
- W-109589
- {[amino(dimethylamino)methylidene]amino}methanimidamide
- BRD-K79602928-003-04-1
- BRD-K79602928-003-08-2
- 3-(diaminomethylene)-1,1-dimethyl-guanidine;hydrochloride
- [(E)-[AMINO(DIMETHYLAMINO)METHYLIDENE]AMINO]METHANIMIDAMIDE
- 3-[bis(azanyl)methylidene]-1,1-dimethyl-guanidine;hydrochloride
- MF8