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SUBMITTER: Livingstone R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5552844 | biostudies-other | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Diabetologia 20170802 9
Metformin is quite frequently used off-label in type 1 diabetes to limit insulin dose requirement. Guidelines recommend that it can improve glucose control in those who are overweight and obese but evidence in support of this is limited. Recently-published findings from the REducing with MetfOrmin Vascular Adverse Lesions (REMOVAL) trial suggest that metformin therapy in type 1 diabetes can reduce atherosclerosis progression, weight and LDL-cholesterol levels. This provides a new perspective on ...[more]