Severe acidosis in patients taking metformin--rapid reversal and survival despite high APACHE score

M J Nyirenda; T Sandeep; I Grant; G Price; J A McKnight

doi:10.1111/j.1464-5491.2006.01813.x

Severe acidosis in patients taking metformin--rapid reversal and survival despite high APACHE score

M J Nyirenda, T Sandeep, I Grant, G Price, J A McKnight

School of Regeneration and Repair

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Abstract

Metformin has been shown to reduce complications and mortality from Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and is increasingly used to treat this condition. This agent is, however, associated with a rare but serious risk of lactic acidosis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	432-5
Number of pages	4
Journal	Diabetic Medicine
Volume	23
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-5491.2006.01813.x
Publication status	Published - 2006

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Severe acidosis in patients taking metformin--rapid reversal and survival despite high APACHE score

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