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Diabetes / edited by Coen D.A. Stehouwer, Nicolaas Schaper.

Stehouwer, C. D. A. (Coenraad Dirk Adriaan), 1960- (Added Author). Schaper, Nicolaas. (Added Author).

Summary:

The increasing incidence of type II diabetes, often in association with cardiovascular disease, constitutes one of the major healthcare challenges of the 21st century. However, physicians can now deploy a wide range of therapeutic agents, singly and in combination, to help lower and stabilise blood sugar levels. Drawing on the expertise of internationally-recognised authorities in their fields, this new volume describes the modes of action of each of these types of treatment and evaluates their effectiveness. In the first section of the book the authors review the various agents used to manage.

Record details

ISBN: 9781846926099
ISBN: 1846926092
ISBN: 9781904392873
ISBN: 1904392873
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 260 pages).
Publisher: Oxford : Clinical Pub., 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Editors; Contributors; Preface; Part 1: Metabolic considerations; Chapter 1: Blood glucose lowering therapies; Chapter 2: Insulin analogues; Chapter 3: New developments in insulin administration; Chapter 4: Metformin: new understanding and uses for an old drug; Chapter 5: Glitazones and glitazars: targeting PPAR and PPAR in diabetes; Chapter 6: Incretin hormones and diabetes mellitus; Part 2: Cardiovascular considerations; Chapter 7: An overview of current lipid-lowering treatments; Chapter 8: Statins and fibrates in the treatment of diabetic dyslipidaemia.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.