Glyburide and metformin is a combination of two oral diabetes medicines that help control blood sugar levels. Glyburide and metformin is used to treat type 2 diabetes. This medicine is not for treating type 1 diabetes. Glyburide and metformin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Variables concerning the following characteristics of the composition of the sibling dyad are included: sex, age, education, partner status and parental status. For sex three dummies are included: one for a sister-sister dyad, one for a brother-sister dyad and one for a sister-brother dyad.
A half sibling is a brother or sister who has one parent in common with you (eg: you both have the same mother, but different fathers). A step-sibling is a sibling who is related to you only by marriage of parents. In other words, your mother or father marries somebody else who already has children.