Metformin is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Weight loss is recognized as a side effect of metformin, and many people who treat their ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old woman who isn’t prediabetic or diabetic. My BMI is 31.2. My doctor has prescribed a trial of metformin for weight loss as an alternative to starting Ozempic or one ...

The increasing popularity of weight loss drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic, Mounjaro and metformin may have you wondering how all these options stack up. Are there benefits to one over the other? How do side ...

The increasing popularity of weight loss drugs like Wegovy®, Ozempic, Mounjaro and metformin may have you wondering how all these options stack up. Are there benefits to one over the other? How do ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 75-year-old woman who isn't prediabetic or diabetic. My BMI is 31.2. My doctor has prescribed a trial of metformin for weight loss as an alternative to starting Ozempic or one ...

Metformin vs. Ozempic: What’s the Difference? Metformin (Fortamet, Glumetza) and semaglutide (Ozempic, Rybelsus) are medicines that treat type 2 diabetes. They both lower blood sugar, but they work ...

If you find that you’re not losing weight on Ozempic or other GLP-1 medications, your metabolism, or how quickly your body burns calories, may be the cause. It’s sometimes called the “Ozempic plateau, ...

The new class of anti-obesity drugs, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), is proving remarkably effective at helping individuals lose weight. However, a new population-wide study ...