N Metformin is increasingly used in the treatment of mothers with glucose disorders during pregnancy. Metformin crosses the placenta, in contrast to insulin. The risk of postnatal hypoglycaemia in the infants is comparable to that in infantsof insulin treated mothers during pregnancy

Metformin is increasingly used in the treatment of mothers with glucose disorders during pregnancy. Metformin crosses the placenta, in contrast to insulin. The risk of postnatal hypoglycaemia in the infants is comparable to that in infantsof insulin treated mothers during pregnancy