New principles for the treatment of diabetes are described in this volume. Experts present experimental and clinical data on treatment with acarbose, an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor that delays absorption of fast carbohydrates. Toxicologic, pharmacologic and metabolic effects of acarbose are discussed. A concluding section on the future aspects of alpha-glucosidase inhibition offers a fair assessment of therapeutic possibilities.
New principles for the treatment of diabetes are described in this volume. Experts present experimental and clinical data on treatment with acarbose, ...
On February 21 and 22, 1975, an International Workshop on the "Genetics of Diabetes Mellitus" was held in Gottingen, West-Germany. This workshop had been organized hy the Department of Medicine, University of Gottingen, and was generously sponsored by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Some forty geneticists and clinicians from Europe and N orth America, working in the field of diabetes both in man and laboratory animals, participated. The 25lectures presented at the workshop are now assembled for publication. Some of the animated discussion which followed the presentations has been...
On February 21 and 22, 1975, an International Workshop on the "Genetics of Diabetes Mellitus" was held in Gottingen, West-Germany. This workshop had b...
