I have not heard of such serious side effect from taking Metformin....perhaps other in the Team can enlighten us on this subject....Thanks guys for chipping in.....

my grandkids mother was told by her doctor that because she too metformin it caused her stomach cancer. why would a doctor a patient that if it isn't true. now she has to take chemo and radiation because of it

I have taken it for years and I don’t have stomach cancer.

One study on rats from researchers in Beijing, China, examined how specific acupuncture points help improve symptoms of diabetes. They found that within 3 weeks, rat models showed lower glucose levels, increased insulin levels, and improved glucose intolerance.

One 2016 literature review in the journal, Acupuncture in Medicine reviewed relevant articles from 2008 to 2015 to determine whether acupuncture was a valid treatment for insulin resistance and to assess the possibility of acupuncture as a future treatment for insulin sensitivity.

The results of the literature review suggested low intensity and low-frequency electroacupuncture could help in reducing insulin resistance and increasing insulin sensitivity. Electroacupuncture could be used alone or in combination with other treatments, including alternative therapies, such as diet and Chinese herbs.

In 2015, Acupuncture in Medicine reviewed a group of studies where electroacupuncture was combined with an anti-diabetic medication, called metformin, to look for better glucose lowering responses and greater insulin sensitivity. The researchers found the electroacupuncture-metformin combination did offer better glucose lowering effects and greater insulin sensitivity than metformin alone.

I did not like metformin because it gave me awful diarrhea but I lost weight. I stopped taking it a year ago and my blood sugar is above normal but not awful. My doctor is aware.