| Description |
1 online resource (202 pages) |
| Contents |
Insulin Resistance A Clinical Handbook; Contents; Preface; About the author; Acknowledgements; 1 Pathophysiology of insulin resistance; 2 Insulin resistance in clinical medicine; 3 Management of insulin resistance and associated conditions; 3.2 Drugs for type 2 diabetes; 3.3 Antiobesity drugs; 3.4 Lipid-modifying drugs; 3.5 Antihypertensive drugs; 3.6 Experimental therapies; 3.7 Further reading; Index |
| Summary |
Insulin resistance, defined as a reduced biological action of insulin, has emerged as a major factor in the development and progression of a number of common non-communicable diseases in man. The role of insulin resistance in the aetiology of type 2 diabetes is particularly well-established. However, insulin resistance has also come to be regarded as a key component of a broader syndrome of common metabolic defects that conspire to increase the risk of atherosclerotic coronary heart disease. The ramifications of insulin resistance now embrace many different medical specialties. The objective o |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Insulin resistance -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Insulin resistance.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780470698389 |
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0470698381 |
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