Insulin-like growth factor-I stimulates the growth of rat thyroid cells in culture and synergizes the stimulation of DNA synthesis induced by TSH and Graves'-IgG
This trial enrolled patients (n = 338) who were newly diagnosed with diabetes, patients treated only with diet and exercise, patients treated with a single anti-diabetic medication (sulfonylureas, alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, thiazolidinediones, or meglitinides), and patients (n = 368) receiving metformin HCl up to 1500 mg/day plus a sulfonylurea at a dose equal to or less than one-half the maximum dose
[DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 64.Large V, Peroni O, Letexier D, Ray H, Beylot M
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Some patients remain at 1.5mg long-term if their diabetes is well-controlled at that level