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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Stehouwer, C. D. A. (Coenraad Dirk Adriaan), 1960-, Schaper, Nicolaas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Clinical Pub., 2009.
Colección:Therapeutic strategies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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.