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title: "Does metformin lower blood sugar? Timeline explained"
description: "Yes. Metformin lowers blood sugar by reducing liver glucose output and improving insulin sensitivity. Effects can start within days; A1c changes take."
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# Does metformin lower blood sugar? Timeline explained

> Yes. Metformin lowers blood sugar by reducing liver glucose output and improving insulin sensitivity. Effects can start within days; A1c changes take.

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