With weight loss drugs like metformin and Ozempic gaining popularity, it's essential to understand how they compare. So we had a doctor weigh in on their effectiveness, cost and side effects to ...

If you’ve been prescribed metformin, it may be because you have prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, weight ...

Metformin also increases secretion of GLP-1, a natural hormone that helps to regulate appetite. (Weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound work by mimicking this hormone.) Side effects like ...

While older anti-obesity drugs may lead to less weight loss than semaglutide and tirzepatide, they remain useful tools in ...

While some diabetes drugs cause weight gain as a side effect, it’s not a typical side effect of metformin. Instead, metformin may cause weight loss. Thiazolidinediones are another class of ...

“These drugs promote substantial weight loss, reducing obesity-related cancer ... took insulin and a 25% lower risk than those who took metformin. The research suggested even greater risk ...

A randomized controlled trial demonstrated a significantly reduced incidence of type 2 diabetes among individuals with ...

A GRANDMOTHER died of total organ failure after severe vomiting while taking weight loss drugs Ozempic and Metformin to ...

A woman died of total organ failure after she developed profound electrolyte abnormalities from vomiting while taking Ozempic ...