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Metformin was seen to decrease deaths among diabetic and obese women by 21-24% though not in men. The study analyzed a UnitedHealthcare database of 73,000 patients with COVID-19, but it focused on 6,000 who had obesity or diabetes.
This apparently is because the drug has a different effect on women's immune systems than on men's. In women's it apparently damps down inflammation.
This newspaper report goes into more detail:
https://www.startribune.com/university-of-minnesota-s-large-covid-19-study-finds-new-drug-targets/571430922/https://www.bloodsugar101.com/metformin
https://www.startribune.com/university-of-minnesota-s-large-covid-19-study-finds-new-drug-targets/571430922/https://www.bloodsugar101.com/metformin