Expect Most Patients With Type 2 Diabetes to Need a Metformin Add-On

February 2017

You'll see more focus on ensuring patients with type 2 diabetes get the right meds added to metformin.

Metformin is still the go-to drug for lowering blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes. But most of these patients will need two or more meds to reach their blood sugar goals.

Help ensure patients get the right metformin add-on.

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