In this paper, [4] the authors studied a community-based cohort of patients with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and a postdiagnosis serum creatinine measurement who were receiving care in the ...

Metformin is the cornerstone of first-line therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus owing to its proven efficacy in lowering blood glucose, favourable cardiovascular profile and cost-effectiveness. In ...

A 58-year-old woman who has adult-onset diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia was taking simvastatin (Zocor) 40 mg, glyburide (Diabeta) 20 mg, metformin (Glucophage) 850 mg t.i.d., ...

How high can creatinine go before you must stop or alter the metformin dose? —MICHAEL QUIRK, PA-C, Cudjoe Key, Fla. A principal concern in patients using metformin is the development of lactic ...

A hospital in Thailand created a quick-action dialysis protocol for patients with metformin-associated lactic acidosis, a dangerous reaction to a common diabetes drug. The program sharply reduced ...