NICE guidance - metformin in type 1 diabetes

Last reviewed 07/2021

NICE state that:

• metformin should be considered as adding to insulin therapy if an adult with type 1 diabetes and a BMI of 25 kg/m2 (23 kg/m2 for people from South Asian and related minority ethnic groups) or above wants to improve their blood glucose control while minimising their effective insulin dose

Reference:

• NICE (August 2015). Type 1 diabetes in adults: diagnosis and management