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Insulin Resistance: Implications for Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases CME
Chairperson: Barry J. Goldstein, MD, PhD; Faculty: Steven M. Haffner, MD; Willa A. Hsueh, MD
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Release Date: September 27, 2001; Valid for credit through September 27, 2002

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This CME activity is based on transcripts and slides of presentations as delivered by the faculty at at "Insulin Resistance: Implications for Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases" symposium held in conjunction with the 61st Scientific Sessions/ADA Meeting.

Contents of This CME Activity
    Insulin Resistance: The Core Defect in Type 2 Diabetes
    Barry J. Goldstein, MD, PhD
    Introduction
    The Natural History of Type 2 Diabetes
    Insulin Resistance in Type 2 Diabetes
    The Relationship of Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, and Fat Metabolism
    Impaired Beta-cell Function in Type 2 Diabetes
    The Insulin Resistance Syndrome
    Pharmacologic Agents to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
    The Management and Treatment of Patients with Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes
    Beyond Glycemic Control: Cardiovascular Effects of Insulin Resistance
    Steven M. Haffner, MD
    Factors that Link Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
    Differentiating the Roles of Glucose and Insulin in Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
    The Impact of Low and High Insulin Levels on Metabolic Disorders
    Traditional and Nontraditional Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease
    The Relationship Between Insulin Resistance and Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease
    Preventing and Treating Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
    Cardioprotective Effects of Insulin-Sensitizing Interventions
    Willa A. Hsueh, MD
    The Insulin Resistance and Atherosclerosis: The Inflammatory Process
    Endothelial Cell Dysfunction: The Role of Angiotensin II and Other Mediators of Vascular Injury
    The Effects of PPAR-gamma Inhibition on Markers of Atherosclerosis
    The Effects of PPAR-gamma Inhibition on Angiogenesis
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