Long-term Effects of Metformin on Diabetes Prevention: Identification of Subgroups That Benefited Most in the Diabetes Prevention Program and Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study

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CONCLUSIONS – Metformin reduces the development of diabetes over 15 years. The subsets that benefitted the most include subjects with higher baseline fasting glucose or HbA1c and women with a history of GDM.

You can access the abstract and full study online at this link to the Diabetes Journal.

The commentary article at this link is also an interesting read.

More Evidence for a Prevention-Related Indication for Metformin: Let the Arguments Resume!

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