New Mechanisms in Glucose Control (eBook)

Tony Barnett, Jenny Grice (Autoren)

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2013 | 1. Auflage
72 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-68218-0 (ISBN)

Infos

New Mechanisms in Glucose Control presents a clear overview
of the new drugs and treatment therapies that have been developed
in recent years to help improve glycaemic management for
the diabetic patient, namely the incretin mimetics (GLP-1 agonists)
and DPP-4 inhibitors. It also considers other drug classes
currently in development and undergoing clinical trials including
the SGLT2 inhibitors and other pipeline products. In addition to
pharma cotherapeutic agents, the role of bariatric as a management
tool for diabetes is covered as well as consideration of the
organisation of diabetes care with a community focus.

This indispensable pocketbook details the newer treatments and
offers a comparison with more traditional agents including
sulphonyureas, glitazones and insulin. The pros and cons of
traditional therapies are discussed as well as the epidemiology and
pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes, helping to give the reader a
better understanding of the disease area and its
management.

New Mechanisms in Glucose Control is essential reading
for health professionals working in primary or secondary care and
involved in treating diabetic patients.

Autor

Anthony Barnett, Diabetes Centre, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK Jenny Grice, Medical Writer, France

Inhalt

1 Epidemiology and pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes.

2 Overview of current diabetes management.

3 The incretin system.

4 The incretin mimetics.

5 The dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors.

6 Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors.

7 Pipeline diabetes therapies.

8 Bariatric surgery for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

9 Organisation of diabetes care.

Index.

Rezensionen

"In general, this text provides a good account and succinct account
of the advantages and disadvantages of the growing number of
treatment options for a widely prevalent condition. It should be
very helpful to those with the responsibility of providing
immediate care to those with diabetes mellitus." (Applied
Physiology, Nutrition & Metabolism, 6 August 2011)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.4.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Endokrinologie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Biochemie / Molekularbiologie
• Schlagworte: Diabetes • Medical Science • Medizin
• ISBN-10: 1-118-68218-1 / 1118682181
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-68218-0 / 9781118682180