Delaying the Onset of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Patients with Prediabetes

The frequency of type 2 diabetes mellitus is increasing at an alarming rate. Prediabetes, also referred to as impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and/or impaired fasting glucose, is a major risk factor for development of type 2 diabetes mellitus. In addition, IGT has been associated with an increased r...

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Published in:	Pharmacotherapy Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 362 - 371
Main Authors:	Irons, Brian K., Mazzolini, Timothy A., Greene, Ronald Shane
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-03-2004
Subjects:	acarbose Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - physiopathology Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - prevention & control Guidelines as Topic Health Behavior Humans Hypoglycemic Agents - therapeutic use impaired fasting glucose impaired glucose tolerance metformin Multicenter Studies as Topic Pharmacists prediabetes Prediabetic State - complications Prediabetic State - physiopathology Professional Role Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Societies Time Factors troglitazone type 2 diabetes mellitus
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