title: Insulin resistance in patients with insulin independent diabetes mellitus: partial amelioration by the sulfonylurea glipizide.
abstract: Studies in patients with insulin independent diabetes indicate that treatment with the second generation sulfonylurea glipizide results in partial amelioration of their insulin resistance and that this effect is significant in glipizide's antidiabetic action.
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003927:Diet, Diabetic; D005913:Glipizide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005947:Glucose; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D013453:Sulfonylurea Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D013453:Sulfonylurea Compounds; D005947:Glucose; D005913:Glipizide