The Seventh International Barts Symposium was held on April 20, 2001, in London. This text summarizes the proceedings of that conference, which shed new light on therapies used for Type 2 diabetes. World-renowned experts provide incisive commentary on their respective specialties, addressing new developments in the administration of insulin, including oral preparations and long-acting insulin analogue. Breakthroughs in the understanding of the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes are also discussed, along with the use of glitazones. Changing Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes is ideal for diabetologists, general practitioners, cardiologists, geriatricians, and specialists in internal medicine.




