Are There Differences in Gut Microbiome in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Treated by Metformin or Metformin and Insulin?

Sylwia Dziegielewska-GesiakEdyta FatygaMagdalena PiłotAleksander WierzgońMałgorzata Muc-Wierzgoń

Published in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2022)

As there are no differences in gut microbiome in T2DM patients treated with metformin only or metformin plus insulin, adding insulin in the treatment of T2DM may delay late diabetic complications development.

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