In 2021, [metformin, the main treatment drug for type 2 diabetes] was the second most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 91 million prescriptions.
It's commonly prescribed as a preventative as well, like if you're genetically predisposed. I technically have a prescription for it, just haven't used it in awhile because it's more prophylactic than anything to do with my actual blood sugar.
It's one of those well understood drugs that is easy to get and doesn't have a lot of negatives but the positives are huge if you have risk factors
I saw this stat earlier:
the entire US population is 330 million.
Holy fuck we are a deeply unhealthy society
How is that even possibe is that double counting somewhere
It's commonly prescribed as a preventative as well, like if you're genetically predisposed. I technically have a prescription for it, just haven't used it in awhile because it's more prophylactic than anything to do with my actual blood sugar.
It's one of those well understood drugs that is easy to get and doesn't have a lot of negatives but the positives are huge if you have risk factors
It's also used for PCOS, infertility, and obesity treatments
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