DIABETICMedicine DOI: 10.1111/dme.12665

Oral abstracts Clinical science: complications and responses to therapy A1 (P182) Metformin causes anaemia but does not increase mean cell volume: a Genetics of Diabetes Audit and Research in Tayside Scotland (GoDARTS) study KJ Gardner, C Yang, LA Donnelly and ER Pearson Diabetes and Endocrinology, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK

Aims: The Diabetes Prevention Programme reports a small reduction in haemoglobin (Hb) in the metformin treated arm. We examined the effect of metformin therapy on haemoglobin and mean cell volume (MCV) in a large population from Tayside, Scotland. Methods: Data were extracted from the GoDARTS database. Patients with Hb outwith the normal range, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)

Abstracts of the Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2015, 11-13 March, 2015, London, England .

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