Diabetes mellitus: pathogenesis and treatment strategies.
This article introduces the disease state of diabetes mellitus and provides a background of the impact of the disease on the population, its biology and pathophysiology, and the current treatment strategies for treating diabetes.
Skyler
Jay S
JS
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Miami (D-110), 1450 NW 10th Avenue, Suite 3061, Miami, Florida 33136, USA. jskyler@ miami.edu
D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008019:Life Style
D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin