title: Mechanism of postprandial hyperglycaemia in diabetes mellitus.
abstract: Abnormalities of hepatic and extrahepatic tissues combine to produce the postprandial hyperglycaemia characteristic of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. The altered metabolic responses are primarily due to defects in insulin secretion and action. Other regulators of carbohydrate metabolism also contribute to the altered milieu.
mesh_terms: D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000378:metabolism; D004435:Eating; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates