Type 2 diabetes mellitus: time to change the concept

Diabetes mellitus is a heterogeneous group of diseases that, although unified by a number of characteristics, require a differential thera- peutic approach. Current review discusses key pathogenic features of type 2 diabetes mellitus that determine therapy goals and options in management. We further...

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Main Authors: Shmuel Levit, Yury Ivanovich Filippov, A S Gorelyshev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Endocrinology Research Centre 2013-03-01
Series:Сахарный диабет
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Online Access:https://www.dia-endojournals.ru/jour/article/view/3603
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Summary:Diabetes mellitus is a heterogeneous group of diseases that, although unified by a number of characteristics, require a differential thera- peutic approach. Current review discusses key pathogenic features of type 2 diabetes mellitus that determine therapy goals and options in management. We further enunciate and pathogenetically substantiate a new "gravicentric" concept for treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus that differs in many ways from the common contemporary approach.
ISSN:2072-0351
2072-0378