Incidence of Lactic Acidosis in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes With and Without Renal Impairment Treated With Metformin: A Retrospective Cohort Study

2014114 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Meritxell Sabidó-Espin · Merck (Germany)

Frank A. Corvino · Genesis Medical Center

Ulrike Gottwald‐Hostalek · Merck (Germany)

Abstract

The overall LA incidence rate for patients on metformin in this study was within the range of rates reported in the literature for patients with type 2 diabetes, and no significant difference was observed among patients with N, Mi, Mo, and Se function.

Topics & Keywords

Diabetes Treatment and Management Diet and metabolism studies Pancreatic function and diabetes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Diabetes Care

Volume 37, Issue 8, pp. 2291-2295

DOI: 10.2337/dc14-0464

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