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c/t2dglp1·submitted 1 year ago by u/iman_castellanos

why does nobody talk about metformin

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Quick one. Canada here. CGM works very differently where I live than in the threads that dominate the front page, and I keep seeing people confidently given advice that simply does not apply outside the US. Specifics: the route I used took 13 weeks and cost roughly what I expected. The admin was worse than the cost.…

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u/niels_salinas244 points·1 year ago

the ALT change is the signal

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u/graph_it_gary165 points·1 year ago

Yeah, glycaemic control is the original use.

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u/wanjiru_osei69 points·1 year ago

Small correction: the trial was 22 weeks, not 16. Does not change your point but people will quote it.

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u/enzo_danquah57 points·1 year ago

Not to be pedantic but hypoglycaemia and T2D are being used interchangeably and they are not interchangeable in real life.

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u/chidi_abubakar48 points·1 year ago

metformin combo is standard

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