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Biguanides

Biguanides

Biguanides (Metformin) tell the liver to decrease its production of glucose, which increases glucose levels in the blood stream.


Review Date: 01/23/2006
Reviewed By: Nikheel S. Kolatkar, MD, Clinical and Research Fellow, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.




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