Metformin and Testosterone

[Nelson Vergel]

Latest Update on Metformin

 

[MarkLA]

FYI: My Dr. recommends LEF's AMPK Activator supplement for those that cannot tolerate Metformin. I am not on either so can't comment, but might be another option to look into.

 

[Vince]

Nathan Pritikin founded an institute based on his beliefs about a diet that was high in natural foods and very low in fat. This diet is similar to the diet that Dr. Dean Ornish advocates today. While Pritikin's own heart disease appeared to regress on this diet, he died of leukemia at the age of 69.
http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2013/09/waste-time-finding-perfect-diet.html

 

[Nelson Vergel]

Effect of Metformin on Testosterone Levels in Male Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Treated With Insulin - PMC

To explore the chronic effects of metformin on testosterone levels in men with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This is a secondary analysis of a real-world study evaluating the efficacy and safety of premixed insulin treatment in patients with T2DM ...

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[Deleted member 43589]

High blood pressure, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes are caused by poor diet and lack of exercise and should be treated by a high fiber diet of unrefined grains, vegetables and fruits, as in the McDougall Program.

I had to start seeing a cardiologist at DeBakey in Houston. My doctor suggested that I start on a ketogenic diet. I don't have high cholesterol of any form of diabetes, just high systolic blood pressure. Exercise, I have done that all my life. I get over 500 minutes of high intensity exercise every week. My have not gone keto but I eat high protein, 20% fat, and cycle my carbs weekly.

 

[Nelson Vergel]

Metformin and testosterone replacement therapy inversely associated with hormone-associated cancers (prostate, colorectal and male breast cancers) among older White and Black men - PubMed

Pre-diagnostic use of metformin and TTh were, independently and jointly, inversely associated with incident prostate and colorectal cancers. The risk of HRCs was also reduced among White, Black and Other Race men. Greatest reduced associations of prostate and colorectal cancers and HRCs were...

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