Why metformin is given in prediabetes, and when it can be safely stopped
3 min readNew DelhiMay 14, 2026 06:00 AM IST Why is metformin given to pre-diabetic patients? Answering this Quora query, Dr Pranav Ghody, a consultant endocrinologist and diabetologist at Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai Central, explained that pre-diabetes indicates that blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be classified as diabetes. “At…