Could Metformin Manage Gestational Diabetes Mellitus instead of Insulin?

Table 1

Demographic profile of metformin and insulin groups.

Parameter	Metformin group; : 67	Insulin group; : 70	value
Age (years)	31 ± 3.42	29.8 ± 2.18	0.398
Parity	3.05 ± 1.61	3.24 ± 1.72	0.253
Family history
(i) Diabetes	40%	42%	0.911
(ii) Hypertension	31%	34%	0.897
(iii) Preeclampsia	29%	27%	0.963
Mean gestational age of diagnosis of GDM	27.28 ± 3.458	29.31 ± 3.12	0.348
BMI-early pregnancy (kg/m^2)	30.52 ± 3.17	31.58 ± 30.12	0.614
BMI-late pregnancy (kg/m^2)	34.28 ± 2.17	37.11 ± 3.87	0.016