<p>According to the National Institute of Health, Metformin is a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes. Metformin helps control the amount of glucose in the blood by decreasing the amount of glucose absorbed from food and the amount of glucose made by the liver. Metformin is found in combination with the drug Actos (<a href="/faq/what-is-pioglitazone/">pioglitazone</a>) in the medications Actoplus Met and Actoplus Met XR, as well as in Competact.</p>
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