Metformin versus insulin in the management of pre-gestational diabetes mellitus in pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital:A randomized clinical trial

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2015, Pages

  Beyuo, Titus ^a   Obed, Samuel Amenyi ^a   Adjepong Yamoah, Kenneth Kweku ^a   Bugyei, Kwasi Agyei ^b   Oppong, Samuel Antwi ^a   Marfoh, Kissinger ^a  

^a KORLE BU TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; METFORMIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GHANAIAN; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOTHERAPY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ADOLESCENT; COMBINATION DRUG THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; GHANA; GLYCEMIC INDEX; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GHANA; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; METFORMIN; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929076756     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125712     Document Type: Article

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