Older women with diabetes who took metformin were 18% more likely to reach age 90 than those on other diabetes drugs — even after accounting for weight, blood sugar, and other health factors. The drug didn’t just control glucose; it seemed to quietly shield them from aging’s worst hits.
Multiple randomized or controlled trials back these claims.
Other research found that older women with diabetes who took metformin were less likely to die before turning 90 compared to those on other diabetes medications, hinting that the drug might help people live longer. But it didn’t measure lifespan extension directly, and it only looked at women with diabetes — not healthy people or men. The claim of seven extra years isn’t supported by this study; that number sounds like an optimistic guess, not a finding. Still, the fact that a common, inexpensive drug might have this kind of quiet benefit is pretty surprising.
It’s not a miracle pill, but this old diabetes drug might be quietly giving some people a longer life — and we’re only just starting to notice.
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