Metformin use in an obese diabetic patient from weeks 1 to 21 of pregnancy

Journal of Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1-6, 2003, Pages 163-168

  Nagai, Takashi ^a   Imamura, Makoto ^a   Mori, Masatomo ^b  

^a Tomioka General Hospital   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Continuous subcutaneous insulin injection; Macrosomia; Metformin

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; METFORMIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DELIVERY; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; MACROSOMIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; INSULIN RESISTANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS;

ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FETAL MACROSOMIA; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; METFORMIN; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS;

EID: 34548734150     PISSN: 00257850     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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