Taking Metformin Promotes Sugar Accumulation Inside the Intestine (IMAGE)

Kobe University

Taking Metformin Promotes Sugar Accumulation Inside the Intestine

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Left: Representative images of FDG accumulation in the intestinal wall (above) and inside of the intestine (below). Right: Taking metformin results in a larger amount of sugar accumulating inside the intestine distal on the anal side of the small intestine (ileum). SI, small intestine, LI, large intestine.

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