Study of the effect of metformin therapy on thyroid function in type 2 diabetic patients

Background Metformin, the most widely used antidiabetic drug, is considered as the cornerstone of type 2 diabetes treatments. Surprisingly, a few years ago, it has been reported that serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) level in hypothyroid patients decreased in response to metformin therapy and...

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Main Authors: Fatema A Abdelmoez, Ghada A Mohamed, Dina M.S Eldine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2019;volume=31;issue=4;spage=972;epage=978;aulast=Abdelmoez