Drug treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in patients for whom metformin is contraindicated

Metformin is considered an initial drug of choice for type 2 diabetes mellitus by leading recommendations. When contraindications to its use exist or patients cannot tolerate it due to adverse effects, clinicians have a variety of other classes of agents to treat hyperglycemia associated with type 2...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Irons, Brian K, Minze, Molly G
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3900315/