Diabetes and obesity: Therapeutic targeting and risk reduction - a complex interplay

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 267-287

  Niswender, Kevin ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

DPP 4; Exenatide; GLP 1 analogue; Human; Incretin; Liraglutide; Once daily; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

2,4 THIAZOLIDINEDIONE; 2,4 THIAZOLIDINEDIONE DERIVATIVE; ACARBOSE; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITOR; AMLODIPINE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; EXENDIN 4; GLIMEPIRIDE; INCRETIN; INSULIN; LIRAGLUTIDE; MEGLITINIDE; METFORMIN; PIOGLITAZONE; PLACEBO; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1; RAMIPRIL; ROSIGLITAZONE; SITAGLIPTIN; SULFONYLUREA; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; VILDAGLIPTIN;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG TARGETING; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FRACTURE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MONOTHERAPY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NAUSEA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OSTEOLYSIS; PANCREATITIS; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VOMITING; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 77954351422     PISSN: 14628902     EISSN: 14631326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2009.01175.x     Document Type: Review

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