Drug used to treat type 2 diabetes may be harming Lake Michigan fish 
By Chris Gloninger US Source: wisn 5/6/2015
Chris Gloninger
Professor Rebecca Klaper said you need a microscope to see the problem with male minnows that have been exposed to a common drug used by people with type 2 diabetes called Metformin.

“They're ova developing in the testes,” Klaper said.

Normally it would just be sperm inside the testes, but the male fish are producing eggs.
 

Scientists said the fish are having problems reproducing and are worried about a population decline.

The greatest concentration of the drug is found at the lakeshore, but trace amounts have been found as far as 2 miles out.

“There's also a problem with people dumping the medications down the toilet. It's probably not as big of a problem as people excreting the medication,” Klaper said.

Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District spokesman Bill Graffin said he agrees it's a problem.

 
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