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Before you run out to get some growth hormone, you should be aware that metformin seems to extend health span and life span quite effectively alone.

Even people with diabetes live longer on metformin than a control group that is not on metformin. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25041462/




The issue with metformin is your own personal gastrointestinal sensitivity to it. If you're tried it in the past and quit, people have reported success with the time-released variant. See https://www.drugs.com/pro/metformin-extended-release-tablets...




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