Metformin

SAN DIEGO — Children with asthma who used metformin experienced decreases in asthma-related hospitalizations and oral steroid use, according to an abstract presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

Individuals prescribed the antidiabetes treatment metformin less likely developed a myeloproliferative neoplasm —potentially also reducing a person’s chances for developing certain cancers — according to data published in Blood Advances.

The commonly used diabetes drug metformin may reduce risk for cancer, according to study results published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Findings on the use of inositol for managing polycystic ovary syndrome are inconclusive, with results varying based on therapy, trial design and outcomes reported, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ROME — In this Healio Video Perspective from the FLORetina-ICOOR meeting, Albert Augustin, MD, speaks about the beneficial effects of metformin on age-related macular degeneration.

Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists were associated with a reduced risk for colorectal cancer among patients with type 2 diabetes, regardless of weight status, compared with other antidiabetics, according to research.

SAN DIEGO — Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibition may reduce the risk for gout by as much as 40% to 60% among certain patients with type 2 diabetes treated with metformin, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2023.

A man aged 51 years with a history of alcohol use disorder and type 2 diabetes treated with metformin and glimepiride and alcohol presented to the hospital for a witnessed cardiac arrest at home.

DALLAS — Older adults who received anti-obesity medications lost a similar amount of weight at 3 to 5 years as younger adults, with no increased side effects, according to research presented at ObesityWeek.

Metformin may lengthen the time until insulin initiation, lower fasting glucose and improve neonatal outcomes for pregnant women with gestational diabetes, according to data from a randomized trial.