Older diabetes drugs may still be the best option

A recent study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins has found that a type 2 diabetes medication, which is taken orally and is in widespread use for more than ten years, has more advantages over nine other, mostly newer drugs used to control the chronic disease.

They found that metformin, first approved by the American F.D.A. ( Food and Drug Administration) in 1995 and sold as Riomet, Glucophage and Fortamet, not only controlled sugar levels in blood, but also was less likely to cause weight gain. This drug it was also found to lower bad cholesterol levels in the blood much more likely than other drugs