Diabetes Prevention Program

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An NIH-funded clinical study that used metformin as one of its arms to prevent diabetes, showing significant benefits and providing early evidence for metformin's broader effects.

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Videos Mentioning Diabetes Prevention Program

#35 – Nir Barzilai, M.D.: How to tame aging

#35 – Nir Barzilai, M.D.: How to tame aging

Peter Attia MD

A clinical study demonstrating that Metformin prevents diabetes by 30%, which the FDA used as a reference point for considering Metformin's indications.

204 - Centenarians, metformin, and longevity | Nir Barzilai, M.D.

204 - Centenarians, metformin, and longevity | Nir Barzilai, M.D.

Peter Attia MD

An NIH-funded clinical study that used metformin as one of its arms to prevent diabetes, showing significant benefits and providing early evidence for metformin's broader effects.