[Shalynne]

Many times when I'm googling something, the search turns up eHow as a source. Today I ran across this article on metformin. As soon as I read it, I checked her sources, which I discovered to be detailing glucovance - not glucophage. So she has attributed the action of glyburide to metformin, saying it works in the pancreas, won't work for type 1s, etc.

There's a "helpful" button at the bottom of the article at the left, and it allows feedback if there is any. I thought I'd post in case anyone besides me wanted to keep eHow honest. I know I'll be a little less trusting of them now that I realize all of their contributors aren't necessarily experts!

edit: Now having reread her article, I realize she published her erroneous assumption that type 2 is the non-insulin-dependent type, and that isn't true either! My goodness!

Done. I pointed out the difference between Types 1 and 2, and pointed out the existence of extended-release Metformin.

Great catch!

 

[Shalynne]

I had to hunt for awhile, too. You have to scroll all the way down, and "Helpful? Yes - No" is a strip on the far left corner of the page.

The more answers, the better! (I don't know enough about Met and Glyb, so I left that point alone.)