04359nam 22009373u 450 99633908900331620230721022843.01-282-70153-397866127015351-84692-609-2(CKB)1000000000799039(EBL)480219(OCoLC)457162464(SSID)ssj0000778673(PQKBManifestationID)12398314(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000778673(PQKBWorkID)10767741(PQKB)10117291(SSID)ssj0000402427(PQKBManifestationID)11255339(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000402427(PQKBWorkID)10425411(PQKB)10633590(MiAaPQ)EBC480219(EXLCZ)99100000000079903920130418d2009|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrTherapeutic Strategies in Diabetes[electronic resource]Oxford Clinical Publishing20091 online resource (262 p.)Therapeutic StrategiesDescription based upon print version of record.1-904392-87-3 Contents; 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 dyslipidaemiaChapter 9: Managing blood pressure in diabetesChapter 10: Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers; Chapter 11: Antiplatelet therapy in diabetes; Chapter 12: Diabetes and folic acid; Chapter 13: Medical treatment of symptomatic diabetic neuropathy; Abbreviations; IndexThe 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 Therapeutic StrategiesDiabetes -- ChemotherapyDiabetes -- Complications -- TreatmentDiabetes Complications -- therapyDiabetes Mellitus -- therapyHypoglycemic agents -- Therapeutic useGlucose Metabolism DisordersEndocrine System DiseasesDiabetes MellitusDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Metabolic DiseasesDiseasesNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesMedicineHILCCClinical EndocrinologyHILCCHealth & Biological SciencesHILCCDiabetes -- Chemotherapy.Diabetes -- Complications -- Treatment.Diabetes Complications -- therapy.Diabetes Mellitus -- therapy.Hypoglycemic agents -- Therapeutic use.Glucose Metabolism DisordersEndocrine System DiseasesDiabetes MellitusDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Metabolic DiseasesDiseasesNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesMedicineClinical EndocrinologyHealth & Biological Sciences616.462Schaper N1013659Stehouwer C.D.A1013660AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK996339089003316Therapeutic Strategies in Diabetes2358175UNISA