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NICE guidance - metformin in type 1 diabetes

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NICE state that:

  • metformin should be considered as adding to insulin therapy if an adult with type 1 diabetes and a BMI of 25 kg/m2 (23 kg/m2 for people from South Asian and related minority ethnic groups) or above wants to improve their blood glucose control while minimising their effective insulin dose

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