Metformin adjunctive therapy with insulin improves glycemic control in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus: A pilot study

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1147-1151

  Gómez, Ricardo ^a   Mokhashi, Moinuddin H ^a   Rao, Jayashree ^a   Vargas, Alfonso ^a   Compton, Terry ^a   McCarter, Robert ^a   Chalew, Stuart A ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjunctive therapy; Glycemic control; Metformin; Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; LIPID; METFORMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PILOT STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036397483     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2002.15.8.1147     Document Type: Article

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