controversy about using glyburide for type 2 diabetes
April 2009
There's controversy about using glyburide for type 2 diabetes.
It's commonly used, but it's often not the best sulfonylurea.
That's because glyburide is longer-acting and causes more hypoglycemia than other second-generation sulfonylureas.
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