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Metformin contains the active ingredient of guanidine, the active compound of the French Lilac (Galega officinalis), a plant used since the middle ages for the treatment of diabetes. The literature suggests that this may be available with a good diet of whole grain rice and turnips. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045206823002614

As the board-certified specialization of life style medicine moves towards to critical mass, we may well see more research on how we can use food as the ultimate medicine.

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