Obesity and Diabetes Therapy

New obesity and diabetes therapy findings from M. Virally and co-authors described

Published in Blood Weekly, November 15th, 2007

Research findings, 'Type 2 diabetes mellitus: epidemiology, pathophysiology, unmet needs and therapeutical perspectives,' are discussed in a new report. "In France, prevalence of drug-treated diabetes reached 3.60% in 2005, with 92% of type 2 diabetic patients. In 2007, there are probably nearly 3000 000 diagnosed or undiagnosed diabetic patients," scientists in Paris, France report.

"Ageing of the population and increase in obesity are the main causes of this 'diabetes epidemic'. Type 2 diabetes is a multifactorial disease, defined as resulting from defects in insulin secretion (including abnormalities in pulsatility and kinetics, quantitative and qualitative...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2007-11-15)

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