Studies also suggest it may even lower the risk of cancer, dementia and stroke and also slow aging, leading some physicians to ask whether metformin, like aspirin, is a veritable wonder drug.

While it was once “just” a medication for people with type 2 diabetes, metformin is now thought of as a “wonder drug with multiple potentials,” says David Cutler, M.D., a family medicine ...

Metformin is prescribed for type 2 diabetes. It’s a generic medication that's available as the brand-name drugs Fortamet and Glumetza. The drug comes as an immediate-release and an extended ...