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Using metformin within 3 months of infection may reduce long COVID risk

September 19, 2025

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Metformin pills move through a sorting machine at a Laurus Labs Ltd. pharmaceutical plant in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Image credit Bloomberg/Getty Images

Long COVID or post-COVID-19 condition is the long-term symptoms that can develop after experiencing COVID-19.
One study found that starting metformin within three months of SARS-CoV-2 infection diagnosis may decrease the risk of long COVID in people who have obesity or overweight.
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