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diabetics. It was found that islet function was about 50% of normal at the time
of diagnosis, and a reduction in ß-cell mass of about 60% was shown at ... Cited by 100 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
GM Steil, AE Panteleon, K Rebrin - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2004 - Elsevier The development of an artificial pancreas for the treatment of insulin-dependent
diabetes is a highly desired endeavor for patients, physicians, scientists, and
engineers. Historical algorithms and recent progress in research and ... Cited by 92 - Related articles - All 4 versions
M Uusitupa, V Lindi, A Louheranta, T Salopuro … - Diabetes, 2003 - Am Diabetes Assoc Lifestyle interventions reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes among
individuals with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). However, it is unknown
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- ►oxfordjournals.org F Ashcroft, P Rorsman - Human molecular genetics, 2004 - Oxford Univ Press Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a serious metabolic disease that afflicts around 5%
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- ►mcponline.org JC Sanchez, V Converset, A Nolan, G Schmid, … - Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, 2002 - ASBMB The insulin sensitizer drug, rosiglitazone, has been shown to have a protective
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IF Godsland, JAR Jeffs, DG Johnston - Diabetologia, 2004 - Springer Aims/hypothesis. Our aim was to define the level of glycaemia at which
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- ►oxfordjournals.org M Hagen, J Hjelmesaeth, T Jenssen, L … - Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 2003 - ERA-EDTA Results. The proportion of recipients with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) rose
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