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By Ray Schilling, Author:"Healing Gone Wrong, Healing Done Right" Sugar is needed for your brain metabolism, your muscle metabolism and to a certain degree for your liver metabolism. The problem occurs when you consume too much sugar from soft drinks, from sugar hidden in processed foods like energy bars, cakes and cookies. You can also suffer from a sugar overload when you eat too much pasta, bread, potatoes and other starchy foods. Starchy foods are broken down into sugar and this is absorbed into your blood. The end result is an increased insulin production from your pancreas. This causes hardening of the arteries, heart attacks and strokes, Alzheimer’s disease and even cancer. Ray Schilling's answer to How do the production and consumption of sugar affect our journey towards a good life? The overproduction of insulin is also what causes hypoglycemia, which robs you of energy. When you cut out refined sugar and starchy foods, you will notice that you no longer

Metformin is one of the most commonly used drugs in the world and has earned its place as the first medication to prescribe for type 2 diabetes and those with type 1 who have insulin resistance. It is effective, inexpensive and has limited side effects. You can read more about why in this 2013 study. Metformin is in a class of drugs called biguanides. It significantly lowers blood sugar for most people. Studied in human since the 1950s, it has a very strong track record of safety and improved outcomes. Side effects tend to be minimal and temporary, though there is a minority of people who do not tolerate it well. It does not cause weight gain or low blood sugars. Brand Names for Metformin Glucophage Glumetza Glucophage XR Riomet Fortamet Brand Names for Metformin in Combination with Other Drugs Glucovance (glyburide) Metaglip (glipizide) Actoplus Met (pioglitazone) PrandiMet (repaglinide) Avandamet (rosiglitazone) Janumet (sitagliptin) How Does Metformin Work? Me