New Mechanisms in Glucose Cont

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-3461-6
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 72 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 122 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barnett, Anthony H

Grice, Jenny

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizin, Gesundheit: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Endokrinologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Diabetologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Stoffwechselstörungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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