Mechanism of action
Acts by increasing peripheral anaerobic glycolysis, interfere with absorption of carbohydrate in gut, and suppress hepatic gluconeogenesis.
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Metformin is used to treat high blood sugar levels that are caused by a type of diabetes mellitus or sugar diabetes called type 2 diabetes.The centre of metformin's mechanism of action is the alteration of the energy metabolism of the cell. Metformin exerts its prevailing, glucose-lowering effect by inhibiting hepatic gluconeogenesis and opposing the action…
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