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I have seen posters reference this diabetes drug so wanted to share this article. I don't mean to be alarmist, but am posting in the spirit of sharing information that people can evaluate for themselves.

FDA Investigating Metformin for Possible Carcinogen

medscape.com/viewarticle/92...

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Thanks for posting this wellness1 .

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Lots of research suggests metaformin linked to low B12

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/201...

endocrineweb.com/news/diabe...

verywellhealth.com/metformi...

Research suggests Low B12 increases risk of gastric cancer

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

However it has also been shown in several studies (which I don't have handy right now) to block several cancer pathways (as do certain statins - only reason to take them). The cynic in me thinks that this is a big pharma reaction to people using metformin for cancer instead of more expensive drugs.

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Not thought of that ,what a devious mind you have! I read an article in the Saturday Times colour supplement about an Israeli scientist ,based in the US I think, who reckons metformin prevents cancers,heart disease and stroke.

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