Medical term:

biguanide

biguanides

Drugs, such as METFORMIN and PHENFORMIN used to treat Type II DIABETES. They are part of the group of oral hypoglycaemic drugs. Biguanides act by reducing the efficiency of ION movement across cell membranes thus interfering with the production of glucose by the liver and reducing the energy yield from glucose used as fuel.

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