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Thyroid Disorders
Would you consider adding metformin to the regimen of a diabetic patient with a benign thyroid nodule to decrease its volume?
Jacome et al., PMID 41225692
Answer from: at Academic Institution
No. The evidence for this is of fairly low quality. I would, however, add it for their diabetes 100%.
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