EFFECT OF METFORMIN ON WEIGHT REDUCTION AMONG DIABETIC AND NON-DIABETIC OBESE PATIENTS

Context: Metformin is the first line treatment in type II diabetes mellitus. In addition, it was used for weight reduction both diabetic and non-diabetic obese patients. Aims: The aim of this study to examine efficacy metformin among patient Benghazi, Libya. Settings Design: a cross-sectional Methods Material: A hundred well-designed survey distributed from January December 2020 filled by patients (66 34, respectively) Benghazi city. Statistical analysis used: SPSS statistics soft wear (Version 21.0 Inc.: Chicago, IL, USA). Results: Results had shown that 66.7 % were more than 50 years while 35.5 non- 21-25 years. 1-5 kg (43.9 38.2 %, Conclusions: According study, an effective therapy reduce Further studies are needed with exact reduction.