"Changing Patterns in Medication Prescription for Gestational Diabetes During a Time of Guideline Change in the USA: A Cross-sectional Study"

CONCLUSIONS: Insulin followed by metformin has replaced glyburide as the most common pharmacotherapy for GDM among a privately insured U.S. population during a time period of evolving professional guidelines. Further evaluation of the relative effectiveness and safety of metformin compared with insulin is needed.PMID:34605130 | DOI:10.1111/1471-0528.16960

Source: BJOG : An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - October 4, 2021 Category: OBGYN Authors: Kartik K Venkatesh ChienWei Chiang Wendy Camelo Castillo Ashley N Battarbee Macarius Donneyong Lorie M Harper Maged Costantine George Saade Erika F Werner Kim A Boggess Mark B Landon Source Type: research