Metformin is generally recommended as first-line treatment in type 2 diabetes, especially in
overweight patients, but in recent years new indications for its use have emerged. Metformin …

Metformin (dimethyl-biguanide) is an oral antidiabetic drug, which decreases hepatic
glucose production (gluconeogenesis) and increases peripheral glucose uptake by …

Metformin is the most commonly prescribed antidiabetic oral agent. It has also been used off-
label for polycystic ovarian syndrome, steatohepatitis, and HIV-associated metabolic …

Background: The usefulness of metformin as an oral antidiabetic agent is widely accepted.
However, several other classes of oral antidiabetic agents have been recently introduced …

Metformin, a biguanide is well known treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus that has diverse
mechanism of actions. Various studies have elucidated the role of this drug in different …

Metformin, one of the oldest oral antidiabetic agents and still recommended by almost all
current guidelines as the first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), has become …

Metformin is the most commonly prescribed drug for type 2 diabetes mellitus. In recent years,
in addition to glucose lowering, several studies have presented evidence suggesting some …

Background: Metformin is an oral hypoglycemic agent extensively used as first-line therapy
for type 2 diabetes. It improves hyperglycemia by suppressing hepatic glucose production …

Metformin is a synthetically derived biguanide that decreases hepatic glucose production
and intestinal absorption of glucose, while increasing peripheral uptake and utilization of …

Metformin is a widely used drug in the therapy of patients affected by diabetes mellitus.
Although some caution is needed in the very old, advanced age per se does not represent a …