# Diabetes drug may slow aging

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diabetes-drug-may-slow-aging/983647>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 6, 2023, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diabetes-drug-may-slow-aging/983647 "2023-05-06T00:22:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diabetes-drug-may-slow-aging/983647/41 "2023-05-07T21:27:49Z")

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Wow! Today I learned.

I started on the non-XR stuff & had no GI issues. Then again I’m pretty much cast iron down in there. We switched me to XR not too long after I started for reasons I do not recall. My pharmacy tells me the generic XR stuff is still nearly free. I’m amazed to learn any med plan would choke on this stuff.

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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diabetes-drug-may-slow-aging/983647/42 "2023-05-07T21:37:50Z")

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Metformin is inexpensive and really effective. If it works adequately, and the person is a suitable candidate it is often my first choice. Given alternatives I am somewhat surprised plans don’t cover it if pricing is similar. But much about medical bureaucracy confuses me.

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