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Patients with type 2 diabetes and a preexisting severe mental illness are prescribed metformin and insulin sooner after ...

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Rutgers scientists found that metformin can blunt many of the metabolic and cardiovascular improvements normally produced by exercise. Participants who took the drug saw reduced gains in fitness, ...

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MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A diabetes drug can help manage weight gain among children prescribed medications to treat bipolar disorder, a new study shows. But the diabetes drug metformin ...

A common diabetes drug could dampen some of the key benefits of exercise, a new study has found. Researchers from Rutgers University discovered that adults who took metformin, a widely used generic ...

“Metformin blunted that observation, suggesting one type of exercise intensity is not better either with the drug for blood vessel health.” Since 2006, medication and lifestyle changes have been ...

A widely prescribed diabetes drug may be sabotaging one of the most trusted strategies for preventing the disease: exercise. That is the conclusion of a Rutgers-led study published in The Journal of ...