Metformin is not just an antihyperglycaemic drug but also has protective effects on the vascular endothelium

@article{Triggle2017MetforminIN,
  title={Metformin is not just an antihyperglycaemic drug but also has protective effects on the vascular endothelium},
  author={Chris R. Triggle and Hong Ding},
  journal={Acta Physiologica},
  year={2017},
  volume={219}
}
Metformin, a synthetic dimethyl biguanide, has been in clinical use for over 55 years, and today is considered the first‐choice drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes used by an estimated 125 million people worldwide. Metformin is orally effective, not metabolized, excreted unchanged by the kidney, relatively free of side effects and well tolerated by the majority of patients. Of importance is that the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study 20‐year study of type 2 diabetics, completed in… 
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