title: The role of bile acid sequestrants in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: summary and future directions.
abstract: The obesity explosion of recent years has been followed by further development of diabetes and prediabetes, which has reached epidemic proportions in the United States and globally. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a cardiovascular risk equivalent and is associated with premature cardiovascular disease (CVD), hypertension, and dyslipidemia. CVD is the leading cause of death in people with T2DM.
authors.affiliation: Metabolic Institute of America, Tarzana, California 91356, USA. yhandelsman@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Yehuda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Handelsman
mesh_terms: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001647:Bile Acids and Salts / Q000378:metabolism*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004704:Endocrinology / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D001647:Bile Acids and Salts