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SUBMITTER: Feig DS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4952061 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Feig Denice S DS Murphy Kellie K Asztalos Elizabeth E Tomlinson George G Sanchez Johanna J Zinman Bernard B Ohlsson Arne A Ryan Edmond A EA Fantus I George IG Armson Anthony B AB Lipscombe Lorraine L LL Barrett Jon F R JF
BMC pregnancy and childbirth 20160719 1
<h4>Background</h4>The incidence of type 2 diabetes in pregnancy is rising and rates of serious adverse maternal and fetal outcomes remain high. Metformin is a biguanide that is used as first-line treatment for non-pregnant patients with type 2 diabetes. We hypothesize that metformin use in pregnancy, as an adjunct to insulin, will decrease adverse outcomes by reducing maternal hyperglycemia, maternal insulin doses, maternal weight gain and gestational hypertension/pre-eclampsia. In addition, si ...[more]