# Metformin reduces heart disease risk in Type 1s:

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metformin-reduces-heart-disease-risk-in-type-1s/5290>\
**Category:** T1 Research\
**Created:** [October 23, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metformin-reduces-heart-disease-risk-in-type-1s/5290 "2018-10-23T19:10:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 23, 2018, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metformin-reduces-heart-disease-risk-in-type-1s/5290/11 "2018-10-23T23:11:47Z")

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There is a lot of metformin info here:

> [@Metformin for type 1s](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/metformin-for-type-1s/4097):
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> i saw my endo on tuesday where we talked about my sugar levels and how they are doing, where my a1c is (7.4%), and about my weight which ive been gaining instead of losing as i thought i was doing. so he put me on metformin which ive thought for years were for type 2s for insulin sensitivity and to help with my weight. i am also on the animas pump which has been great since 2010. so has any other type 1s on metformin? your experience, advice, etc? i took my first pill last night

One of the big reasons I take it is for my heart. But there are a lot of other reasons.

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