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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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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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