Metformin: Affordable Weight Loss Drug

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What is metformin, the old diabetes drug some people are taking for weight loss?

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Telehealth company Hims & Hers has made waves for its Super Bowl ad that plugged its lower-priced form of injectable semaglutide, the active ingredient in weight loss juggernauts Wegovy and Ozempic .

The drug works by combatting insulin insensitivity, the main precursor of type 2 diabetes, and reducing the amount of glucose that the liver produces.

A month ’s supply of generic oral metformin without insurance costs between $10 and $30 .

Some of the medications in the kit may cause people to eat less, which may, in turn, lead to minor weight loss.

The drugs also aren’t contraindicated — meaning they aren't dangerous when taken together.

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