I was at my doctors today and wanted to go on phentermine which is a weight loss drug and he put me on metforin or glucophage (much safer then phen)... and the reason they give it out for weight loss is for people who are insulin resistant ... i went to a nutritionist a while back and i was a good candidate for IR so i tried the linking and balancing eating plan and it helped alot but i wanted something to up the process and this is what he suggested. thats why some doctors are prescribing it for weight loss... i would imagine that it wouldnt work for people who are not IR. if you want more info go to www.irdiet.com

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