I'm considering taking Metformin for off label reasons

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and I'm considering doing that without a doctor's advice.

 

This is a bit of a can of worms topic.

 

Metformin is a very common med for people with Type 2 (not Type 1) diabetes.

 

I don't have such a diagnosis though I suspect possibly pre-diabetes which I do plan to get screened for medically first which of course would also be a screening for Type 2.

 

That said, based on reading I have done recently Metformin seems to be very promising for off label purposes. A number of them including prevention of dementia.

 

Being in Thailand, I don't expect a doctor here would usually suggest this. As I'm not aware of much in the way of downsides of taking it as a non-diabetic, I am strongly considering taking it anyway as it can be bought without a scrip here.

 

Obviously if diagnosed with Type 2 I would follow a doctor's treatment plan which would likely include Metformin anyway. If diagnosed with pre-diabetes even more reason to take it than no diagnosis. But again I'm considering taking it without any such diagnoses. 

 

I'm not going to post links about this but if you're interested this info is widely available.