Re: Metformin Gets Highest Marks in Diabetes Study

Ozgirl <are_we_there_yet@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


: "ray" <ray@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
: news:8u9d3dFoe8U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: > On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 03:25:26 -0500, metree wrote:
: >
: >> http://diabetes.webmd.com/news/20110314/metformin-gets-highest-marks-in-
: > diabetes-study?src=RSS_PUBLIC
: >> Analysis Suggests Metformin Should Be First-Line Treatment for Type 2
: >> Diabetes
: >
: > metformin is effective and inexpensive - so why does this come as a
: > surprise to you?

: I don't see that he/she is surprised. Looks like just a sharing of news.
: Not that it is news to a lot in here but I am sure some newbs might find
: it interesting.

Perhaps, in view of the large number of new meds running around like
byeta, Januvia, the ohter injectable that begins with a V Victoza(?), etc,
there may be some who don't realize that Metformin or Metformin EX are a
good place to start and IF they work without causing total gastric
meltdown, can work for many years (14-15 in my case).

Wendy
.

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