CURRENT PLACE OF METFORMIN IN THE TREATMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES
The article deals with the mechanisms of insulin resistance as the pathogenetic basis of type 2 diabetes and the role of metformin in its treatment. Authors discuss the clinical and molecular effects of the drug with an emphasis on antioxidant and cardioprotective mechanisms of action. Modern data on the importance of side effects and contraindications to metformin is presented. New clinical capabilities of its application and theoretical basis for the testimony to them are considered.