“...fibrotic tissue, a hardening or scarring of tissues. Metformin also reduces muscle atrophy.”
The title of the thread identifies it as a common diabetic drug and the problems it is attempting to handle are consistent with diabetes.
But the side effects to it are a problem:
Feeling sick (nausea)
Being sick (vomiting)
Diarrhea
Stomach ache
Loss of appetite
A metallic taste in the mouth
Low blood sugars, hypoglycemia which can cause death
In rare cases, it’s possible to have a serious allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) to metformin
Lactic acidosis
It can also include a B12 deficiency which can leave you tired, breathless and faint.
A good site for the drug is this MSDS:
https://vionausa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/SDS-Metformin-HCl-ER-Tablets.pdf
wy69
You have again missed the point. It a drug used for diabetes. They are talking about using it for something else. Such as problems after knee surgery.
They are looking to see if it can be repurposed such as what is happening with low dose naltrexone. .or what is done with plaquenil for auto immune diseases. The article isn’t about curing diabetes with metformin