Aims/Introduction: The efficacy and safety of sitagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP)- 4 inhibitor, were compared with those of glinides in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes. Materials and M…
Aims/Introduction: Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma (PPARG) is a nuclear hormone receptor of the ligand-dependent transcription factor involved in adipogenesis, and a molecular targ…
Aims/Introduction: Though there are many differences in dietary habits and in the metabolic basis between Western and Asian people, the actual dietary intake in Asian patients with diabetes has not…
Aims/Introduction: We examined secular trends in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and prediabetes in community-dwelling Japanese subjects. Materials and Methods: A total of 2,490 subjects in 1988 …