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Metformin Trumps Insulin in the Treatment of Gestational Diabetes
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Title Metformin Trumps Insulin in the Treatment of Gestational Diabetes
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/577957?src=rss
Description Dr. George Lundberg discusses the use of metformin in managing gestational diabetes.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine
Category Articles > Diabetes and Endocrinology
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Date Aug 5, 2008
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