Metformin: An Old Drug for the Treatment of Diabetes but a New Drug for the Protection of the Endothelium.

The anti-diabetic and oral hypoglycaemic agent metformin, first used clinically in 1958, is today the first choice or 'gold standard' drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and polycystic ovary disease. Of particular importance for the treatment of diabetes, metformin affords protection against d... View More