1. Alterations of Glucose Metabolism in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. An Overview

   • Riccardo C. Bonadonna

   OriginalPaper Pages: 89 - 97

2. The Role of Glucose Allostasis in Type 2 Diabetes

   • Michael Stumvoll
   • P. Antonio Tataranni
   • Clifton Bogardus

   OriginalPaper Pages: 99 - 103

3. The Role of the Liver in Type 2 Diabetes

   • Peter Staehr
   • Ole Hother-Nielsen
   • Henning Beck-Nielsen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 105 - 110

4. Insulin Signaling Defects in Type 2 Diabetes

   • Ying Leng
   • Håkan K.R. Karlsson
   • Juleen R. Zierath

   OriginalPaper Pages: 111 - 117

5. AMP-Activated Protein Kinase: A Master Switch in Glucose and Lipid Metabolism

   • D. Grahame Hardie

   OriginalPaper Pages: 119 - 125

6. The Role of Lipid Accumulation in Liver and Muscle for Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Humans

   • Martin Krssak
   • Michael Roden

   OriginalPaper Pages: 127 - 134

7. Molecular Defects in Insulin Secretion in Type-2 Diabetes

   • Frances M. Ashcroft
   • Patrik Rorsman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 135 - 142

8. New Insights into the Integrated Physiology of Insulin Action

   • Yukari Kitamura
   • Domenico Accili

   OriginalPaper Pages: 143 - 149

9. Candidate Genes for Type 2 Diabetes

   • Hemang Parikh
   • Leif Groop

   OriginalPaper Pages: 151 - 176