Metformin versus Insulin for the Treatment of Gestational Diabetes

Rowan, Janet; M. Hague, William; Gao, Wanzhen; Battin, Malcolm; Peter Moore, M.

doi:10.1056/nejmoa0707193

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Metformin versus Insulin for the Treatment of Gestational Diabetes

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • May 7, 2008

Authors:

Janet Rowan

William M. Hague

Wanzhen Gao

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Metformin is a logical treatment for women with gestational diabetes mellitus, but randomized trials to assess the efficacy and safety of its use for this condition are lacking. METHODS: We randomly assigned 751 women with gestational diabetes mellitus at 20 to 33 weeks of gestation to o...

Subject

Medicine

Metformin

Gestational diabetes

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