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SUBMITTER: Jeon WS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4285049 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jeon Won Seon WS Park Cheol Young CY
Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea) 20141201 4
Type 2 diabetes and obesity have a complex relationship; obesity is linked to insulin resistance, the precursor to type 2 diabetes. The management of obesity is an important method to delay onset of diabetes and improve the glycemic durability of antidiabetic agents. However, insulin and some of the oral hypoglycemic agents used to treat diabetes cause significant weight gain, and it is difficult for patients with diabetes to reduce and maintain their weight by life-style changes alone. Thus, an ...[more]