Metformin: The Gold Standard Antidiabetic Drug
In India, chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the leading cause of morbidity and affects the quality of life of millions of people die every year, due to lack of awareness regarding the management of diabetes and their treatments. In fact, India is known as the ‘Diabetes Capital of the World’. Diabetes management includes: – Lifestyle modifications- Dietary modifications, regular exercises and quitting alcohol or smoking – Pharmacological Treatment- Use of anti-diabetic drugs and Insulin Injections Lifestyle modifications are essential for the management of diabetes, but here we present one of the anti-diabetic drugs which have been a pioneer in the management of DM. Metformin is the first line anti-diabetic drug for the management of diabetes. Before knowing more about the drug first let us enlighten you about DM. Then we’ll talk about the “gold standard anti-diabetic drug” for the management of diabetes. So let’s get sta...