Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Therapy
University of Toronto, Division of General Internal Medicine describes research in insulin-dependent diabetes therapy
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, March 15th, 2010
Scientists discuss in 'The incretin system and cardiometabolic disease' new findings in insulin-dependent diabetes. According to recent research from Toronto, Canada, "Rates of type 2 diabetes, obesity and their associated detrimental cardiovascular effects are rapidly increasing. Despite the availability of several treatment options for type 2 diabetes and the use of intensive regimens combining several antidiabetic drugs, less than one-half of all patients reach a target glycosylated hemoglobin level of less than 7%."
"Disease progression due to ongoing deterioration of pancreatic islet cell health and beta-cell function is likely responsible. Therefore, there is a...
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