As with other chapters in this book, this title poses an important but thorny question and a
difficult management dilemma. Insulin is the only anti-hyperglycaemic agent powerful …

OBJECTIVE To determine the extent to which changes in plasma proteins, previously
predictive of cardiometabolic outcomes, predict changes in two diabetes remission trials …

Previous sub-analysis of the cardiovascular outcome trials with the oral sodium-glucose co-
transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor have shown that this class of agent improves renal outcomes …

Objective Initial results gathered from previously published observations dealing with
nondiabetic volunteers reveal that both the fasting blood glucose (FBG) level employed as a …

Worldwide, the number of persons with diabetes and those who are at risk for diabetes is
increasing at an alarming rate, largely driven by the rising prevalence of obesity and …

The 4-part Home Box Office (HBO) documentary on obesity entitled,''The Weight of the
Nation''(theweightofthenation. hbo. com/) was aired in May of this year. Two years in the …

If we look at prospective data there is no doubt that obesity is the dominant risk factor for
developing diabetes. Is obesity associated with increased fat oxidation? Before this question …

The glycaemic and insulin indices assess postprandial glycaemic and insulin response to
foods, respectively, which may not reflect the long-term effects of diet on insulin response …

As editors, we combine backgrounds anchored in the academic diabetes research
environment with extensive experience of the professionalism of the biopharmaceutical …