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Type 2 Diabetes, Pre-Diabetes, and the Metabolic Syndrome pp 1–14Cite as

Pathophysiology of Type-2 Diabetes

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Appropriate treatment of type-2 diabetes is dependent upon the knowledge of the pathophysiology of the disease, the mechanisms underlying hyperglycemia, and the efficacy of various oral agents and insulins to improve fasting or postprandial hyperglycemia.

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    Ronald A. Codario MD, FACP (Clinical Instructor in Medicine)

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Diplomate American Board of Clinical Lipidology

Diplomate American Board of Vascular Medicine

Clinical Hypertension Specialist (American Society of Hypertension Certified)

Vascular Ultrasound (American Registry of Diagnostic Sonography Certified)

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Codario, R.A. (2011). Pathophysiology of Type-2 Diabetes. In: Type 2 Diabetes, Pre-Diabetes, and the Metabolic Syndrome. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-441-8_1

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