# Metformin as an anti-aging pill? **URL:** \ **Category:** Metformin\ **Created:** [July 4, 2017, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metformin-as-an-anti-aging-pill/1369 "2017-07-04T09:13:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TiaG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/tiag/32/594_2.png) [@TiaG](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TiaG)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2017, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metformin-as-an-anti-aging-pill/1369/1 "2017-07-04T09:13:46Z")
So, I saw this story. It’s a feature, but if you skip to the sixth paragraph you get to the nut – the idea that metformin could be an ani-aging pill for all types of people, not just those who have diabetes. What do folks think? > **[Forget the Blood of Teens. This Pill Promises to Extend Life for a Nickel a Pop](https://www.wired.com/story/this-pill-promises-to-extend-life-for-a-nickel-a-pop/?mbid=social_twitter)** > > The more researchers learn about metformin, the more it seems like a medieval wonder drug that could extend lifespans in the 21st century. ---
**Author:** ![docslotnick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/docslotnick/32/75_2.png) [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2017, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metformin-as-an-anti-aging-pill/1369/2 "2017-07-04T13:11:53Z")
@TiaG Very interesting read. I pulled this nugget from the end of the article. It seemed to be very important > Lower glucose, in turn, means that the pancreas needs to send out less insulin, the hormone that tells cells to take up and store nutrients. And it’s this indirect influence on insulin that many researchers now point to as a possible explanation for many of metformin’s remarkable range of benefits. Too much insulin has been linked to almost every condition metformin appears to treat, including aging. Perhaps the golden egg is really only obtained when you don’t eat too many of them.