Generic ActoPlus Met is used for treating type 2 diabetes. It is used along with diet and exercise. It works by decreasing the amount of sugar the liver produces and the intestines absorb.
Generic Avandamet is a combination of two oral diabetes medicines that help control blood sugar levels. It is for people with type 2 diabetes who do not use daily insulin injections.
Generic Glucovance is used for treating type 2 diabetes. It is used along with diet and exercise. It may be used alone or with other antidiabetic medicine.
Guideline: Diabetes Treatment Should Start with Metformin - MedPage Today
MedPage TodayGuideline: Diabetes Treatment Should Start with MetforminMedPage TodayBy Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Note that in a new guideline, the American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends monotherapy with metformin as the initial pharmacologic therapy for most patients with type 2 diabetes.
Metformin may reduce pancreatic cancer risk in women — large study - Irish Medical Times
Irish Medical TimesMetformin may reduce pancreatic cancer risk in women — large studyIrish Medical TimesThe diabetes drug metformin, previously linked with reduced pancreatic cancer risk, has been found by a new large-scale study to lower risk in women only.
Metformin recommended as first drug of choice for type 2 diabetes - Diabetes.co.uk
Metformin recommended as first drug of choice for type 2 diabetesDiabetes.
Diabetes drugs tied to pancreatic cancer risk - Reuters
International Business TimesDiabetes drugs tied to pancreatic cancer riskReutersBy Genevra Pittman | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study links the diabetes drug metformin to fewer cases of pancreatic cancer -- at least in women -- but finds other diabetes medications are associated with a higher risk of the disease.
FDA Okays Another Diabetes Combo Agent - MedPage Today
BloombergFDA Okays Another Diabetes Combo AgentMedPage TodayBy Cole Petrochko, Associate Staff Writer, MedPage Today WASHINGTON -- The FDA has approved an extended-release version of a combination sitagliptin and metformin (Janumet XR) for adults with type 2 diabetes.