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Can people with type 2 diabetes live longer than those without? A comparison of mortality in people initiated with metformin or sulphonylurea monotherapy and matched, non‐diabetic controls

C Bannister, S Holden, S Jenkins‐Jones, C Morgan, J Halcox, G Schernthaner et al.. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. 2014.

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In plain language

People with diabetes starting metformin had survival similar to or longer than matched people without diabetes.

Limits

Observational; later analyses questioned it.

Source

doi.org/10.1111/dom.12354 · PubMed 25041462

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