My observations:
1) Metformin cause me to have BAD intestinal problems (gas, bloating, diarrhea)
2) weight gain. Once I got off, dieting started to work again.
3) Metformin can cause pancreatitis (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3106398/) I had a bout of pancreatitis but from a different cause. However, I was not going to take something that would aggravate my pancreas.
4) https://healthprep.com/medications/side-effects-metformin/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=8670706552&utm_content=93184594443&utm_term=side%20effects%20of%20metformin&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIy_jU2cfW6AIVD9VkCh0usApREAMYASAAEgK-8_D_BwE
5) My personal observations of individuals 5 years and 10 years on Metformin showed significant degregation in their overall health
Thats what I am now seeing in my daughter. Thank you