Risk of lactic acidosis in type 2 diabetes patients using metformin: A case control study.

Risk of lactic acidosis in type 2 diabetes patients using metformin: A case control study.

Metformin constitutes first-line treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. It is presumed to have lactic acidosis as a dangerous, but rare, side effect.To estimate the incidence rate of lactic acidosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus as well as to estimate the relative risk of lactic acidosis...

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Main Authors: Abdellatif Aharaz, Anton Pottegård, Daniel Pilsgaard Henriksen, Jesper Hallas, Henning Beck-Nielsen, Annmarie Touborg Lassen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5940216?pdf=render

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