Cohort Study: Metformin Safe for Many Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Association of Metformin Use With Risk of Lactic Acidosis Across the Range of Kidney Function: A Community-Based Cohort Study – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Study Supports Metformin Use at eGFRs as Low as 30 – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Metformin safe for most diabetics with kidney disease – UPI (free) AND Evidence Growing Metformin Safe in Many With Diabetes and CKD – Medscape (free registration required)

Related Studies: Metformin Treatment in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Metformin is linked to reduced mortality in type 2 diabetes with comorbid CKD and CHF – ACP Diabetes Monthly (free)