Patients’ profiles in whom it is worth to use metformin Review article

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Piotr Gajda
Katarzyna Pasterczyk-Bielska
Grzegorz Dzida

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Metformin is main drug in type 2 diabetes mellitus therapy. It is recommended to use it at every stage of treatment, also during insulin therapy. This drug should be used in prediabetes, type 2 diabetes mellitus as monotherapy and in conjunction with other oral drugs and with the insulin. Moreover, there are benefits from using metformin in polycystic ovary syndrome. Main contraindication to use metformin is renal failure. While eGFR is within the range of 44–30 ml/ min/1,73 m2 it is necessary to reduce 50% of dose. If eGFR decrease under 30 ml/min/1,73 m2, using of metformin is forbidden.

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Gajda , P., Pasterczyk-Bielska, K., & Dzida , G. (2019). Patients’ profiles in whom it is worth to use metformin. Medycyna Faktow (J EBM), 12(4(45), 340-343. https://doi.org/10.24292/01.MF.0419.5
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