New Mechanisms in Glucose Cont

ISBN-13: 9781444334616 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 72 str.

Anthony H. Barnett; Jenny Grice; A. H. Barnett

Opis

Written by a world expert in the field, this pocketbook presents a clear overview of the new drugs and treatment therapies that have been developed in recent years to help perfect glycaemic control for the diabetic patient.

Spis treści

1 Epidemiology and pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes.2 Overview of current diabetes management.3 The incretin system.4 The incretin mimetics.5 The dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors.6 Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors.7 Pipeline diabetes therapies.8 Bariatric surgery for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.9 Organisation of diabetes care.Index.

O autorze

Anthony Barnett, Diabetes Centre, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UKJenny Grice, Medical Writer, France