<p>Treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, particularly in overweight patients when dietary management and exercise alone does not result in adequate glycaemic control.</p>

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	<li><strong>In adults</strong>: Metformin may be used as monotherapy or in combination with other oral antidiabetic agents or with insulin.</li>
	<li><strong>In children from 10 years of age and adolescents</strong>: Metformin may be used as monotherapy or in combination with insulin.</li>
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<p>A reduction of diabetic complications has been shown in overweight type 2 diabetic adult patients treated with metformin as first-line therapy after diet failure.</p>