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Mechanism by which metformin reduces glucose production in type 2 diabetes.

R S Hundal, M Krssak, S Dufour, D Laurent, V Lebon, V Chandramouli, S E Inzucchi, W C Schumann, K F Petersen, B R Landau and 1 more

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Article in Diabetes, 2000. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 389 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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389citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
7.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01589445 phase4completedstarted 2008, after this paper: background citation

Modulation of Insulin Secretion and Insulin Sensitivity in Bangladeshi Type 2 Diabetic Subjects by an Insulin Sensitizer Pioglitazone and T2DM Association With PPARG Gene Polymorphism.

Ran2008Enrolled77Registered outcomes6Posted comparisons11ConditionsType 2 Diabetes MellitusArmsMetformin hydrochloride, pioglitazone hydrochloride
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NCT03968224 phase2 / phase3completedstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

Effectiveness of the Treatment With Dapagliflozin and Metformin Compared to Metformin Monotherapy for Weight Loss on Diabetic and Prediabetic Patients With Obesity Class III

Ran2018Enrolled160Registered outcomes7Posted comparisons4ConditionsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Obesity, Morbid, PrediabetesArmsDapagliflozin/Metformin, Metformin
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NCT04841668 completedstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Gut-Brain-axis: Targets for Improvement of Cognition in the Elderly

Ran2021Enrolled50Registered outcomes51Posted comparisons0ConditionsType 2 Diabetes MellitusArmsMetformin
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NCT00881725 phase2terminatednot on this mapstarted 2009, after this paper: background citation

A Phase II, Open Label Assessment of Neoadjuvant Intervention With Metformin Against Tumour Expression of Signaling

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity Health Network, TorontoRan2009 to 2012Enrolled24ConditionsProstate CancerArmsMetformin
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

389 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1,045 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The effect of metformin on esophageal cancer risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta‑analysis.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2021 · on this map
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  13. Repurposing Metformin to Promote Fracture Callus Maturation via AMPK-Driven Metabolic Activation.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2026
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  19. Effect of Metformin on the Risk of Post-COVID-19 Condition Among Individuals With Overweight or Obese: A Population-based Retrospective Cohort Study.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2026
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329 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

R S HundalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA.
M Krssak
S Dufour
D Laurent
V Lebon
V Chandramouli
S E Inzucchi
W C Schumann
K F Petersen
B R Landau
G I Shulman
Yale University · US

Funding

ZIPRASIDONE IN TOURETTES SYNDROME, OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE &PERVASIVE DEV. DISORDERM01RR000125 · YALE UNIVERSITY · 1985 to 2005
$20.7M
Yale Diabetes Research CenterP30DK045735 · YALE UNIVERSITY · 1993 to 2025
$10.2M
Carbohydrate Metabolic PathwaysR01DK014507 · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · 1986 to 2005
$2.5M
NMR STUDIES OF GLYCOGEN METABOLISM IN HUMANSR01DK049230 · YALE UNIVERSITY · 1995 to 2004
$2.5M
NMR STUDIES:HEPATIC GLUCOSE METABOL IN HUMANS EXERCISINGK23DK002734 · YALE UNIVERSITY · 2000 to 2003
$524k
NCRR NIH HHS M01 RR000125NIDDK NIH HHS K23 DK002734NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK045735NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK-45735NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK014507NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK049230NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK-14507NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK-49230
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To examine the mechanism by which metformin lowers endogenous glucose production in type 2 diabetic patients, we studied seven type 2 diabetic subjects, with fasting hyperglycemia (15.5 +/- 1.3 mmol/l), before and after 3 months of metformin treatment. Seven healthy subjects, matched for sex, age, and BMI, served as control subjects. Rates of net hepatic glycogenolysis, estimated by 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, were combined with estimates of contributions to glucose production of gluconeogenesis and glycogenolysis, measured by labeling of blood glucose by 2H from ingested 2H2O. Glucose production was measured using [6,6-2H2]glucose. The rate of glucose production was twice as high in the diabetic subjects as in control subjects (0.70 +/- 0.05 vs. 0.36 +/- 0.03 mmol x m(-2) min(-1), P < 0.0001). Metformin reduced that rate by 24% (to 0.53 +/- 0.03 mmol x m(-2) x min(-1), P = 0.0009) and fasting plasma glucose concentration by 30% (to 10.8 +/- 0.9 mmol/l, P = 0.0002). The rate of gluconeogenesis was three times higher in the diabetic subjects than in the control subjects (0.59 +/- 0.03 vs. 0.18 +/- 0.03 mmol x m(-2) min(-1) and metformin reduced that rate by 36% (to 0.38 +/- 0.03 mmol x m(-2) x min(-1), P = 0.01). By the 2H2O method, there was a twofold increase in rates of gluconeogenesis in diabetic subjects (0.42 +/- 0.04 mmol m(-2) x min(-1), which decreased by 33% after metformin treatment (0.28 +/- 0.03 mmol x m(-2) x min(-1), P = 0.0002). There was no glycogen cycling in the control subjects, but in the diabetic subjects, glycogen cycling contributed to 25% of glucose production and explains the differences between the two methods used. In conclusion, patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes have increased rates of endogenous glucose production, which can be attributed to increased rates of gluconeogenesis. Metformin lowered the rate of glucose production in these patients through a reduction in gluconeogenesis.

Indexed as

Calorimetry, IndirectDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleGluconeogenesisGlucoseGlycogenHumansHypoglycemic AgentsLiverMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleMetforminMiddle AgedGlucoseGlycogenHypoglycemic AgentsMetformin

Identifiers

PMID11118008
PMCPMC2995498
OpenAlexW2142504521

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