Changing Therapies in Type 2 Diabetes

The Seventh International Barts Symposium was held on April 20, 2001, in London. This text summarizes the proceedings of that conference, which shed new light on therapies used for Type 2 diabetes. World-renowned experts provide incisive commentary on their respective specialties, addressing new developments in the administration of insulin, including oral preparations and long-acting insulin analogue. Breakthroughs in the understanding of the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes are also discussed, along with the use of glitazones. Changing Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes is ideal for diabetologists, general practitioners, cardiologists, geriatricians, and specialists in internal medicine.