Ucwaningo olushicilelwe kule nyanga ephephabhukwini elithi "Imbangela Nokulawulwa Komdlavuza" luthole ukuthi iziguli ezithatha i-metformin zinezibalo eziphansi zomdlavuza wesibindi uma ziqhathaniswa neziguli ezithatha ezinye izidakamizwa ze-antidiabetic.
Nakuba ezinye izifundo zangaphambilini zithole ukuhlobana phakathi kwe-metformin kanye nengozi encishisiwe yezinhlobo eziningana zomdlavuza, izifundo eziningi zithintwa izici eziningi, njengokuphambuka okuhlobene nomehluko wesikhathi sokwelashwa phakathi kwamacala nokulawula, kanye nenkomba yesisindo somzimba kanye nokulawulwa kwe-glycemic kanye nokunye. izici. Abacwaningi kulolu cwaningo bazilawule ngokuqinile lezi zici ocwaningweni lweziguli ezinesifo sikashukela ku-National Veterans Health Management Database. Bathole ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwe-metformin kwakungahlobene nezigameko zezinhlobo eziyi-10 zesimila esiqinile (ngaphandle komdlavuza wesibindi).
Lolu cwaningo luphakamisa ukuthi i-metformin kufanele iqhutshekwe ifundwe ngokomtholampilo, okulindeleke ukuthi ifinyelele inhloso yokuvimbela umdlavuza wesibindi.