Metformin discontinuation in patients beginning second-line glucose-lowering therapy: results from the global observational DISCOVER study programme

Objectives To evaluate the extent to which patients with type 2 diabetes discontinue metformin therapy when initiating second-line treatment and factors associated with metformin discontinuation, using baseline data from the DISCOVER study programme.Design DISCOVER is a 3-year, prospective, observat...

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Published in:	BMJ Open
Main Authors:	Peter Fenici, Niklas Hammar, Linong Ji, Fengming Tang, Hirotaka Watada, Antonio Nicolucci, Wolfgang Rathmann, Iichiro Shimomura, Marilia B Gomes, Mikhail Kosiborod, Stuart Pocock, Marina V Shestakova, Hungta Chen, Javier Cid-Ruzafa
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 2020-08-01
Online Access:	https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/8/e034613.full