Pumper_Sue
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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
20 Apr 2012
Although metformin is the ?gold standard' treatment for diabetes, it has little effect on reducing the risk of death or cardiovascular disease, say the authors of two new analyses.
In findings that raise questions over the current treatment algorithm for managing diabetes, researchers also found metformin had no significant effects on common complications such as peripheral vascular disease, leg amputations and microvascular complications.
http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/newsart...nce-metformin-prevents-cardiovascular-disease
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Although metformin is the ?gold standard' treatment for diabetes, it has little effect on reducing the risk of death or cardiovascular disease, say the authors of two new analyses.
In findings that raise questions over the current treatment algorithm for managing diabetes, researchers also found metformin had no significant effects on common complications such as peripheral vascular disease, leg amputations and microvascular complications.
http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/newsart...nce-metformin-prevents-cardiovascular-disease
Free registration required to view full article.