title: Study on insulin resistance in TCM treatment of noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
abstract: In the present paper, it is advanced that in TCM treatment of noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), insulin resistance must be studied; and it is held that reversing or relieving of insulin resistance is the ultimate aim for treating NIDDM, and looking for the prescriptions of reversing the insulin resistance is an urgent task. Therefore, establishing the indexes of comprehensive assessment for the insulin resistance and the related models of the disease is the basis and prerequisite for the study.
authors.affiliation: Guangzhou College of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal