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  • Title: Oral hypoglycemic agents.
    Author: Forbath N.
    Journal: Prim Care; 1977 Dec; 4(4):629-36. PubMed ID: 337336.
    Abstract:
    Oral agents should not be used in the treatment of patients with asymptomatic maturity-onset diabetes. The indication for sulfonylureas is symptomatic maturity-onset diabetes or excessive hyperglycemia--fasting blood sugar over 300 mg per 100 ml--in the elderly patient who cannot or will not take insulin. The use of biguanides cannot be recommended.
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