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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
- Dislikes
- Hunger
Hi there, I'm T2 newly diagnosed, struggling to tolerate metformin 500mg. The usual gastrointestinal distress.I really want to persevere with it as am told symptoms pass eventually.I was wondering if anyone knows the mechanism of how metformin works, I'm told it makes one's cells more insulin sensitive and reduces blood glucose, but how does it do that? My reason for asking is that if I could picture what it's doing that would encourage me and motivate me to persist with it