Need for increased awareness for avoiding metformin treatment in malnourished older adults with diabetes mellitus

Clin Nutr. 2020 Jan;39(1):322. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2019.10.010. Epub 2019 Oct 14.

Authors

Gülistan Bahat¹, Tugba Erdogan², Mehmet Akif Karan²

Affiliations

¹ Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: gbahatozturk@yahoo.com.
² Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Istanbul, Turkey.

PMID: 31668720
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2019.10.010

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / drug therapy*
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents / adverse effects*
Hypoglycemic Agents / therapeutic use
Malnutrition / chemically induced*
Metformin / adverse effects*
Metformin / therapeutic use

Substances

Hypoglycemic Agents
Metformin