Could there be a role for metformin in type 1 and type 2 diabetic pregnancies?

Diabetologia

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2466-2467

  Pernicova, I ^a,b   Prasai, M J ^b   Close, E J ^a   Drury, K ^a   Gilbey, S G ^a   Brewster, J A ^c   Scott, E M ^a,b  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Metformin; Obesity; Pregnancy; Type 1 diabetes; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; METFORMIN;

BODY MASS; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISEASE DURATION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LETTER; MONOTHERAPY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREPREGNANCY CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SIDE EFFECT; WEIGHT GAIN;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; HUMANS; METFORMIN;

EID: 80054705195     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: 14320428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-011-2256-8     Document Type: Letter

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