The relationship between exacerbated diabetic peripheral neuropathy and metformin treatment in type 2 diabetes mellitus

The relationship between exacerbated diabetic peripheral neuropathy and metformin treatment in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Abstract Metformin-treated diabetics (MTD) showed a decrease in cobalamin, a rise in homocysteine, and methylmalonic acid, leading to accentuated diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). This study aimed to determine whether or not metformin is a risk factor for DPN. We compared MTD to non-metformin-tr...

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Main Authors: Manal Mohammed Hashem, Ahmed Esmael, Abdelfattah Kasem Nassar, Mohammed El-Sherif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81631-8

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