Effectiveness and acceptability of metformin in preventing the onset of type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes in postnatal women: a protocol for a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind feasibility trial — Optimising health outcomes with Metformin to prevent diAbetes After pregnancy (OMAhA)

Effectiveness and acceptability of metformin in preventing the onset of type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes in postnatal women: a protocol for a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind feasibility trial — Optimising health outcomes with Metformin to prevent diAbetes After pregnancy (OMAhA)

Introduction Up to half of all women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus develop type 2 diabetes within 5 years after delivery. Metformin is effective in preventing type 2 diabetes in high-risk non-pregnant individuals, but its effect when commenced in the postnatal period is not known. We...

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Main Authors: Doris Lanz, Julie Dodds, Khalid Khan, Graham Hitman, Elena Pizzo, Shakila Thangaratinam, John Robson, Chiamaka Esther Amaefule, Angeliki Bolou, Zoe Drymoussi, Francisco Jose Gonzalez Carreras, Maria del Carmen Pardo Llorente, Lorna Sweeney, Maria D’Amico, Amy Thomas, James Heighway, Jahnavi Daru, Soha Sobhy, Anita Sanghi, Javier Zamora, Angela Harden, Teresa Pérez, Mohammed SB Huda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-05-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/5/e036198.full

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