The drug dilemma of oral antidiabetic agents in pregnancy: Metformin

Metformin is the first-line oral treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). A 2012 consensus statement from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) suggested that both lifestyle intervention and metformin should be initiated as soon as diabetes is detected. ^{1 , 2}