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If you’ve been prescribed metformin, it may be because you have prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, weight ...
The addition of metformin “was generally well tolerated but did not result in the targeted benefit of a 20% reduction in risk of death in an unselected population,” the researchers wrote.
Background Severe exacerbations of COPD are commonly associated with hyperglycaemia, which predicts adverse outcomes. Metformin is a well-established anti-hyperglycaemic agent in diabetes mellitus, ...
Objective: To evaluate the effect of metformin on blood pressure and insulin sensitivity in non-diabetic, moderately obese, hypertensive patients. Patients and Methods: An 8-week double-blind ...
Systematic review and meta-analysis of current guidelines, and their evidence base, on risk of renal function after administration of contrast medium for diabetic patients receiving metformin ...
Metformin and lifestyle intervention was associated with delayed type 2 diabetes onset and slower diabetes progression than placebo.