Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Newer Doesn’t Mean Better When It Comes to Type 2 Diabetes Drugs

Metformin works for most people. It’s cheaper, there’s a generic form — it’s tried and true,” says study leader Wendy L. Bennett, M.D., M.P.H., an assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. “Our study shows that even though there are all these newer drugs, metformin works just as well and has fewer side effects.

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