Evidence Question

Does Metformin lower Glucose iAUC (OGTT)?

Related to: Post-Meal and OGTT Glucose

Short answer

Metformin may lower Glucose iAUC (OGTT).

How the evidence connects

Each connection shows the published evidence classification for that intervention and outcome relationship.

Intervention

Metformin

Intervention

Strong
Consistent

6 studies · 6 RCTs

Outcome

Glucose iAUC (OGTT)

Outcome

Why do we say this?

Multiple studies contribute evidence to this Question, and their findings generally point in the same direction.

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