Association of pregnancy outcomes in women with type 2 diabetes treated with metformin versus insulin when becoming pregnant

• Main Authors: Shu-Fu Lin (Author), Shang-Hung Chang (Author), Chang-Fu Kuo (Author), Wan-Ting Lin (Author), Meng-Jiun Chiou (Author), Yu-Tung Huang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Metformin use in pregnancy is controversial because metformin crosses the placenta and the safety on the fetus has not been well-established. This retrospective study aimed to compare pregnancy outcomes in women with preexisting type 2 diabetes receiving metformin or standard ins...