New Mechanisms in Glucose Control (eBook)

Anthony H. Barnett, Jenny Grice (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2013
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-68220-3 (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,

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 • Victoza, Victoza guidelines, NICE Victoza, liraglutide, liraglutide guidelines, liraglutide NICE, diabetes guidelines, diabetes treatment, diabetes therapy, diabetes treatment, diabetes therapies
• ISBN-10: 1-118-68220-3 / 1118682203
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-68220-3 / 9781118682203